OCI process
- Thread starter blueshirt
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Vancouver applicants' timelines:
| Submitted | Acknowledged | Granted | Printed (Dispatched) | In transit to BLS | In hand | |
| Canadian_eh | Mar 5 | Mar 7 | May 22 | June 3 (June 4) | June 11 | |
| Vkamath | Mar 12 | Mar 14 | May 25 | June 5 (June 8) | June 13 | |
| Jagann | Mar 16 | Mar 18 | May 28 | June 10 (June 15) | ||
| milestogo | Mar 24 | Mar 27 | June 3 | June 15 (June 16) | ||
| Man8243 | Mar 28 | Mar 31 | June 5 | June 16 (June 17) |
Vancouver applicants can use the table below predictable pattern
For Vancouver applications acknowledged in March 2026:
Total expected time from acknowledgement to OCI in hand:
~80–95 days (11–14 weeks)
Thanks to @Canadian__eh @vkamath @jagann @man8243 for sharing your progress so future applicants can predict using our timelines
Let all of us have one final update of In hand once we get it
For Vancouver applications acknowledged in March 2026:
| Stage | Typical Duration |
| Ack → Granted | 66–76 days |
| Granted → Printed | 11–13 days |
| Printed → Transit to BLS | 5–7 days |
| Transit → BLS/Courier/Pickup | 2–5 days |
Total expected time from acknowledgement to OCI in hand:
~80–95 days (11–14 weeks)
Thanks to @Canadian__eh @vkamath @jagann @man8243 for sharing your progress so future applicants can predict using our timelines
Let all of us have one final update of In hand once we get it
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