OCI process

[bond7890]

Status changed to GRANTED, June 10 2026

Congratulations! Do you remember when was it acknowledged by consulate?

 

[AD_CAN]

Status changed to GRANTED, June 10 2026

congrats! when was your acknowledgement date?

 

[Tommyboy007]

congrats! when was your acknowledgement date?

I applied May 6th. The acknowledgement came on May 11th.

 

[jagann]

	Submitted	Acknowledged	Granted	Printed (Dispatched)	Received at BLS	In hand
Canadian_eh	Mar 5	Mar 7	May 22	June 3 (June 4)
Vkamath	Mar 12	Mar 14	May 25	June 5 (June 8)
Jagann	Mar 16	Mar 18	May 28
milestogo	Mar 24	Mar 27	June 3
Man8243	Mar 28	Mar 31	June 5

Jagann comes next for Printed

update oci print in process and number generated

 

[sodapop123]

I submitted my OCI application in person at BLS Toronto [premium lounge] today and wanted to share a few observations that might help others:

1. e‑OCI is coming, but for now they confirmed that applicants will still receive a physical booklet.
2. Premium Lounge users can still choose pickup. They just ask you to sign a form and write “voluntary pickup” on it.
3. If you are using Premium Lounge, it’s actually better not to start the OCI application online yourself. I had pre‑filled mine but didn’t submit it. The BLS staff ended up changing several things anyway - for example, they removed my birth district (said it wasn’t needed) and selected “No” for the question about having relatives in India.

Overall, if you’re a former Indian citizen, the main thing they care about is whether
a. you have a surrender certificate.
b. your parents were also Indian citizens.

The application is pretty straightforward.

Did they tell you when to expect to receive the OCI card ?

 

[Canadian__eh]

Dispatched from printing cell on June 4th. No status change on BLS tracker so far - still processing at consulate general.

Status update - OCI card received at Mission/FRRO on June 11. BLS tracker has same status - processing at consulate general.