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I got only 1 draft for CGI's fee for OCI application. BLS's fee and renunciation fee can be paid by debit card. I think BLS's fee was around $7. My surrender certificate arrived in 4 weeks.

I received my OCI yesterday (December 22) through Purolator. I had applied walk-in at Brampton BLS on November 4. At that time they used to accept both surrender and OCI applications together. Date of acknowledgement on OCI website - November 26 Document printed - December 17 Dispatched From...

How do expect to come back to Canada with Indian passport? You will have to cut your PR card during your citizenship ceremony. You can't enter Canada on Indian passport after that. You need to have Canadian passport.

You only have to get the draft for $345. Other two fees can be paid by debit card.

It think it was around 7 days when status at BLS showed up. It took 21 days for status to show up at OCI website. I have also received my cancelled passports via Purolator last Thursday (December 2nd). So it took about 27 days to get the cancelled passport after in-person submission at BLS.

In my case, it took them 21 days. Walk-in application submitted at BLS on Nov 5 and acknowledged on OCI website on Nov 26.

They need 2 copies of some documents (because surrender and OCI are 2 different applications). I was carrying 2 sets of copies for each document - one self attested and one non-attested. They were fine with that. If they say they need both copies self attested, you can self attest them right...

How long does it take for the OCI application status to show up at this website after submitting it to BLS - https://ociservices.gov.in/

It was a walk-in. I would not have lined up at 6 am if I had an appointment.

Sharing my experience at BLS for citizenship renunciation and OCI. Location - My wife and I went to BLS Brampton today. I reached just before 6 am today but made a mistake of waiting outside the BLS office that is temporarily closed. There is a small poster that says the office has moved to...

Will BLS centres be open this Friday or account of Diwali on Thursday? Their website says the centre is open Mon-Sat except designated holidays but doesn't say what are those holidays.

That's what I thought but there is this sentence in the BLS checklist - Please scan and upload the self-attested copies

Do you need to self attest the documents for uploading or for printed copies or for both?

I thought they are not taking any appointments?

Thanks. That helps!

I also have a question. I was filling the OCI application form and it's asking to upload India visa. I never had an Indian visa because I had Indian passport until now. I just want to check if they are not asking for Canada's PR visa on my Indian passport. Can anyone help? Also, do I need to...

Thanks Raj. For everyone else, I DMed them on this twitter channel at 11:00 PM and they responded within a minute (Yes, you read it right, 11 PM!). They asked me for my phone number and I got a phone call next afternoon. May be their twitter handle is managed from India. In any case, you will...

What's the Twitter account if you want to ask something from CGI? Is it @TorontoCGI or @IndiainToronto?

The link I shared in my previous post in there in BLS's checklist along with the one you shared. I wonder why they would have the new link and the old link in the same paragraph? But who am I kidding. It's BLS. Thanks for clarifying Raj.

Hi everyone, do we need to apply for Deemed Surrender Certificate if we are submitting the passport surrender and OCI application at the same time? Also, what's the difference between the renunciation form that you fill online after creating your account vs this form on BLS website -...