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It looks like on same day as PPR. I am sure I didn’t see the in-progress message 2 days before PPR.

Here's the timeline for my parents Visitor Visa from India: Online Application Submission: Dec 4 Biometric Request Letter: Dec 5 Biometrics at VFS Bangalore: Jan 7 BVL and PPR: Apr 30

Yes, I was seeing the trend of ~4 weeks for SC. I raised a HCI Sampark query and they replied that the normal processing time is 6 weeks. Looks like they barely made the processing time in my case :)

I received my Surrender Certificate (SC) today. Here is my timeline. Feb 26: Submitted in-person at BLS Toronto Mar 1: Passport application along with fee details have been received. The same is under processing at the Embassy/Consulate Mar 10: Surrender certificate is under review at Indian...

No, for HCI/CGI part. They only take draft or money order as per this link - https://www.blsindia-canada.com/toronto-jurisdiction/ocihome.php

That's interesting - thanks for the update.

Thanks for the update. The payee name in my Bank draft is "The Consulate General of India, Toronto". So, was wondering if BLS rejects this.

Question about Bank Draft for OCI : The BLS mentions the payee as "The Consulate General of India - Toronto". I went to ScotiaBank today to get a Draft and they said they can't put '-' (hyphen) in the payee details as system doesn't allow it. Instead they added a ',' (comma). Did anyone face...

Here is my SC timeline (status in Passport portal) as of now: Feb 26: Submitted in-person at BLS Toronto Mar 1: Passport application along with fee details have been received. The same is under processing at the Embassy/Consulate Mar 10: Surrender certificate is under review at Indian...

Yeah - I was expecting one more week (at least) by seeing the trends in this thread. No, they didn't call my guarantor/references.

Yeah - in passport application I had written "CityName, Province/State" (same as CoPR form). They called me to confirm the city name as they were not sure about city vs state. In the printed passport, only city is printed along with the country code ie, "CityName, CountryCode".

Received my passport today. Here is my timeline Mailed in : Jan 24 (from Toronto, ON) Delivered : Jan 25 Passport Fee charged: Feb 8 Call from Passport Office: Feb 20 (Sunday) to confirm my place of birth Passport Received: Feb 25

Mailed in : Jan 24 (from Toronto, ON) Delivered : Jan 25 Passport Fee charged: Feb 8

No, I didn’t ask for urgent processing. One thing though that I sent the signed oath form within 10 mins after completing the oath ceremony. Probably that put my name on top of officer’s (Scarborough Office) processing list.

Here's my oath related timeline (Scarborough office): Oath Invitation letter date: Jan 10 Oath date: Jan 17 Citizenship Certificate: Jan 21

Received my Citizenship certificate yesterday (Jan 21).

Today I had my oath ceremony. Oath Invitation letter date: Jan 10 Oath date: Jan 17

Scheduled for Oath Ceremony on Jan 17, 2022 (Status update on Aug 22)

Language skills, Prohibitions and Physical presence updated to completed on Aug 13. Also, I can see Decision Made on ECAS. I moved within Toronto during 1st week of July and immediately updated my address in ECAS system. As I didn't see any changes in my ECAS, I submitted a WebForm to update my...