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OCI on US passport vs Canada passport

srionline117

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Dec 9, 2012
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BLS support on phone said people who have an OCI on US passport either they can continue it as is or if needed it can be transferred to Canada passport. At any given time an OCI is attached to one passport either US or Canada.

Seeking your suggestion : would it be better to continue OCI with US passport or Good to transfer to Canada passport? In what way this would help us ?
 

user828

VIP Member
Apr 2, 2012
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Vancouver
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi ( Parents Sponsorship )
App. Filed.......
19-10-2017
AOR Received.
01-12-2017
I have OCI on expired Canada passport, just need it with me when I travel - its ok, u can get it transferred over to current one as well. Eitherway, there is another passport type book u get too
 

srionline117

Star Member
Dec 9, 2012
199
10
I have OCI on expired Canada passport, just need it with me when I travel - its ok, u can get it transferred over to current one as well. Eitherway, there is another passport type book u get too
Thanks user828.

I wanted to know : is it better to continue using existing OCI issued based on US passport or better to transfer this OCI to Canada by giving canada passport details once we get the Canada passport?

Any advantages/disadvantages by doing it ?
 

user828

VIP Member
Apr 2, 2012
3,434
81
Vancouver
Category........
Visa Office......
New Delhi ( Parents Sponsorship )
App. Filed.......
19-10-2017
AOR Received.
01-12-2017
No adv/disadv, to Indian auth - you are OCI but if I had to pick, I would do it in country I am residing ( atleast the most )
 

sylviabenita

Hero Member
Nov 13, 2017
385
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Category........
FAM
App. Filed.......
16-10-2017
AOR Received.
16-11-2017
I have the passport type OCI on its own. It’s not attached to any passport.