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Walkin: Toronto BLS Application Date(BLS site) 12-AUG- 2023 OCI portal Date Of Acknowledgment 24-AUG-2023 Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 14-SEP-2023 Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On 14-SEP-2023 Document received At TORONTO On...

I agree it could be faster - but it is true that booklets are printed in India and shipped to the consulate where they are stamped with CGI seal and then handed to BLS to courier. So 4-6 weeks for the booklet to be processed in India and then shipped to Canada. The process in Canada is quite...

I have not crossed the 50yr mark but here are some points to the questions in this thread: - Surrender of Indian passport is a must before you can avail any service from the consulate - so even for multiple entry visa, you must first surrender your Indian passport. - OCI gives parity with NRI...

The name and details in OCI will be as per the Canadian passport. So, if there are changes in name from the old Indian passport, then provide a cover letter and a copy of the official proof of legal name change. From the BLS OCI checklist: --------------------------- All the personal particulars...

Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 23-AUG-2017 Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On 24-AUG-2017 Document received at TORONTO: 30-Aug-2017 Received OCI card at home 1st Sep 2017

yes, print the name of the applicant and leave the guarantor signature blank... that is what i had done for my app..

Are the photos for the citizenship application or Canada passport application? Costco uses a standard set of stamps for all their photos.. if you placed the order for citizenship application photos, then all you need to add in the back is the applicant name - for passport applications, a...

send a copy...keep the original to show during citizenship interview if asked...

Once the originals are sent back by BLS, check the OCI site - http://passport.gov.in/oci that will show the status till the documents are back at the consulate. After that the BLS site will again show the status of dispatch back to you...

Update: Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 23-AUG-2017 Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI On 24-AUG-2017

my spouse's timeline - Submitted at BLS Toronto on 14 July - Date of Acknowledgement 01 August - Mission: Toronto - Document Printing Status: Under Process

I got both processed at the same time at BLS office on Lawrence ave & victoria park. They just printed an extra copy of the surrender certificate receipt/challan and attached it to the OCI app and wrote 'applied' on the OCI checklist that i submitted. Please call them and confirm but I dont...

You can apply for both at the same time. Surrender certificate takes 2-3 weeks and OCI 6-8 weeks normally...

Congratulations NGE. Which office is your file with?

There is a 3 month grace period to surrender your Ind passport from date of citizenship.. Also, you can apply as long as you show proof that you applied to surrender your passport. You don't necessarily have to wait for surrender to be complete..surrender took me about 3 weeks and I applied for...

You can complete the process to surrender and apply for OCI at the same time...u don't have to wait for surrender process to complete..

Usually takes 4-6 weeks...the provide a estimated date about a week after submission. You can login to the account you created and check status and also download report at the end.

If its after the interview that they asked for the entry exit record then you need to apply under FOIA. It's more comprehensive than i94 checker as i94 page does not cover all entries to US by land..like when one uses same i94 to visit multiple times.. There are multiple posts on FOIA on this...

I am not sure of PELT but IELTS can be used even if its old. In my case I submitted my IELTS results from over 7 years ago when I applied. Just be sure that the IELTS is the General version (not Academic) and thr scores for each section and overall meet the criteria...

I had my oath yesterday and they only asked me for the PR Card and the signed media consent form (that came with the oath invite). Though some folks were asked for their Record of Landing / CoPR that was then stamped and given back - i think it depends on the different versions of the CoPR that...