OCI process

[K310]

Hi, I am still waiting for my canadian passport. Its yet to be printed. Can I still go ahead and submit application for indian passport surrender and oci grant ?

You can apply for surrender application without Canadian passport with a letter stating that you had applied for passport and it’s not available yet. But for oci you will require both your Canadian passport and Surender Certificate

 

[alex the king]

Hi, I am still waiting for my canadian passport. Its yet to be printed. Can I still go ahead and submit application for indian passport surrender and oci grant ?

Surrender : You can ( i did confirmed today from the line 6137552072 for Ottawa Juridiction), you need to have an explanation letter.

OCI: NO you can not for sure without Surrender certificate. You need have the surrender certificate before you can submit the OCI. so go for surrender first. Then OCI.

 

[AKT]

Still shows "No such record found " on OCI Services website.

wow! CGI Toronto is the slowest processing applications.

 

[Hot2Cold]

wow! CGI Toronto is the slowest processing applications.

Yeah. Don't know if it's due to a larger volume or larger incompetency...

I'm not expecting anything before Saturday - which will be 3 weeks.

 

[prt22]

Well I always check early morning and night. So yesterday morning, it was Under process, and night when I checked it was Processed.

cool.. I am exactly a week behind you for in person submission so hopefully see an update next week

 

[delray55]

Not OCI related question
do we need return ticket if travelling on X -1 visa also called entry visa
any response is appreciated.

 

[K310]

Not OCI related question
do we need return ticket if travelling on X -1 visa also called entry visa
any response is appreciated.

No ticket required

 

[nskatcv]

Regarding SC application @ BLS Surrey: Submission Date: 12th April

CGI Status:
12th April: Under Process
18th April: Surrender certificate has been printed

BLS Status:
12th April: In Transit from BLS Centre to Consulate General
19th April: In Transit from Consulate General to BLS Centre

Question: I heard some mentions of having to ping Sampark center at some stage. Looking at these timelines, do you think everything is on pace, or do I need to intervene now, or after a certain wait? When and how? Thanks.

 

[delray55]

Regarding SC application @ BLS Surrey: Submission Date: 12th April

CGI Status:
12th April: Under Process
18th April: Surrender certificate has been printed

BLS Status:
12th April: In Transit from BLS Centre to Consulate General
19th April: In Transit from Consulate General to BLS Centre

Question: I heard some mentions of having to ping Sampark center at some stage. Looking at these timelines, do you think everything is on pace, or do I need to intervene now, or after a certain wait? When and how? Thanks.

Sampark is for people who are waiting for it after 6-8 weeks from submission

 

[uvsrsk]

Surrender : You can ( i did confirmed today from the line 6137552072 for Ottawa Juridiction), you need to have an explanation letter.

OCI: NO you can not for sure without Surrender certificate. You need have the surrender certificate before you can submit the OCI. so go for surrender first. Then OCI.

thank you!

 

[jj_ind]

Was your status update different when hers showed printed?

yes, mine was in a different status - Certificate granted and available for issuance. Then it went for Ready to Collection, whereas I already paid for return mail. So I created a ticket and they acknowledged the issue and sent me surrender certificate.

 

[vvarma]

UPDATE:
19 April - OCI Web Status: Documents Printing Status - PROCESSED

Update:
21 April - OCI Web Status: Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) - NEW DELHI
21 April - OCI Web Status: Document received At - VANCOUVER

BTW, today I complete exactly 30 days from submission @ Surrey!

 

[spssg]

I am not sure if that is entirely accurate. For my husband the status on the consulate site updated to 'Printed' this monday on 18th April and he received his surrender and passort 30 mins back. I had checked every single day of last week till friday April 15th and for him too the status was still the same as 'Certificate granted and available for issuance'. So if the surrender was signed on last wednesday which was April 13th then the status should have changed on thursday or friday. but instead chnaged this monday 18th

The printing on Wednesday may be accurate, for the reason that Thursday and Friday were holidays (Mahavir Jayanti & Good Friday) at CGI, Toronto.. That is why the status was updated to 'Printed' on 18 April

 

[GG_23]

The printing on Wednesday may be accurate, for the reason that Thursday and Friday were holidays (Mahavir Jayanti & Good Friday) at CGI, Toronto.. That is why the status was updated to 'Printed' on 18 April

Makes sense but on my husbands surrender certificate it shows that surrender was granted on Thursday April 14th so seems like it was signed on thursday last week and then status got updated on monday this week.

 

[GG_23]

yes, mine was in a different status - Certificate granted and available for issuance. Then it went for Ready to Collection, whereas I already paid for return mail. So I created a ticket and they acknowledged the issue and sent me surrender certificate.

Okay thanks - mine even today morning shows granted and available for issuance. Hoping it changes soon