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Hi everyone, I am a Canadian citizen with an OCI card. I am planning to apply for a Nexus card so that it becomes easy to travel to the US. I am just wondering if getting a Nexus card will have any implications on my OCI status. Ideally it shouldn't matter but just want to confirm. For ex: if...

Yes, I submitted an affidavit for this.

In my case, initially my wife and I didn't upload our marriage certificate initially but when we did a walk-in at BLS Toronto, they asked us to upload the marriage certificate. We were not applying on spousal basis still they asked us to upload the marriage certificate. I think it depends...

When did you get the last status update on the OCI website? Can you share your timeline please?

I have the same timeline. Did you receive your OCI card? I haven't seen any updates on BLS yet regarding the delivery of OCI card.

You should put the registration date

It should be the date on the marriage certificate.

I did a walk-in at BLS Toronto for my OCI application last week. They submitted my and my wife's cancelled Indian passport with the application. From what I have read in this thread, they don't usually keep any originals with the OCI application. Has anyone been through the same thing? Any idea...

Thank you for posting the links. So from what I understand uploading the marriage certificate is not required in my case. Did anyone has experience not uploading their marriage certificate and their application getting accepted? Also what other documents did you upload with your online OCI...

Hi guys, I got an appointment next week at BLS Toronto. The problem is that I was able to get a single appointment only. Will my wife and I both be able to submit our applications with one appointment? Has anyone had any experience with this recently? Edit: Both of them are OCI applications btw

Hi everyone, I am going to submit a fresh OCI application. I had an Indian passport and now have received the surrender certificate. Can you please tell me which documents need to be uploaded on the OCI application website? I don't see marriage certificate in the OCI checklist. Do we have to...

Hi, sorry to bring this thread back up again. But just curious to know what problems could arise in the future because of this difference in place of birth. From my understanding, as long as we submit an affidavit with the OCI application and the place of birth is same on both OCI and our...

This is what the place of birth is present in the documents: - Most recent Indian Passport: Salipur, Odisha - Previous Indian Passport: Salipur Cuttack Odisha - Canadian Passport: Cuttack, India - Indian Birth certificate it is mentioned as Salipur, Cuttack, Odisha, India Will this create any...

Not exactly the same. I am facing an issue with the Place of birth. It is different in Indian and Canadian passport. I was thinking about getting an affidavit for the same but want to make sure if they will accept an affidavit for this or not?

Hi, I am also facing a similar problem. What did you do to fix this issue? I am getting really anxious and confused regarding what to do. Any help regarding this would be highly appreciated.

Hi everyone, I recently got my Canadian citizenship and want to surrender my Indian Passport. I need help with the following questions: 1. What type of appointment I should book at BLS for surrendering my passport? I only see the following types: Passport, Visa, OCI. I don't see any option for...

Hi everyone, I had booked an appointment at BLS for the end of August but now I see an appointment after two weeks. I cancelled my original appointment but when I am trying to book a new appt., I am getting the following error. Has anyone faced a similar issue and got it resolved? "You have...

Hi everyone, I recently got my Canadian citizenship. I have been trying to book an appointment at BLS Toronto or Brampton to surrender the passport but haven't had any luck so far. Has anyone got lucky with booking an appointment at BLS? Can you share your experience regarding the same? Should I...

Following from the above post, I had a question regarding the travel tickets I booked. I had booked refundable tickets. Will it be a problem if I cancel the tickets and do not actually travel on those dates? Do the passport office actually checks if I travel according to what I have mentioned in...

Hi everyone, I did a walk-in at 74 Victoria Street, Toronto and was able to submit my passport application. I want to share my experience as I don't see a lot of information regarding this passport office on the group: 5:30 am: Joined the queue at the office. There were already around 15 people...