Can I surrender my indian passport and apply for OCI on the same day?

[acerbico423]

hi all,

I will be soon getting Canadian citizenship in the coming months. I want to know if I can surrender my Indian passport and apply for OCI on the same day?

note: i am aware of this thread https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/can-i-surrender-my-indian-passport-and-apply-for-oci-on-same-day.558490/

In that thread, the OP has a different use case as compared to mine and that is why I am posting this as a new thread.

 

[TBO]

Yes, you may surrender both at the same time. I did mine at Brampton. They will process the passport stuff first and update information for OCI by themselves.

 

[intstudent]

Yes, i applied for OCI and Passport surrender this week. And they accept both applications on same day.
I find the documentation process is better now. BLS did not ask for self attestation this time. They just took the filled application form and copies of supporting documents mentioned in the checklist

 

[shimnui1]

Hello folks,

what is the processing time these days for passport surrender from toronto? Thank you.