Here is my UPDATED timeline for Indian PCC for PR application (CEC-EE) via in-person appointment submission at BLS Brampton using appointment service:
30th March, 2023 - PCC Form filled on Passport Seva website
31st March, 2023 - Application submitted in-person at BLS Brampton (quite lucky to get appointment at BLS Brampton the next day)
Note: The walk-in and appointment (in-person) application submissions will be processed immediately but postal applications will take a week from the date of receipt to initiate processing at BLS (as informed by BLS rep).
1st April, 2023 - BLS Website: In transit from BLS to Consulate General
3rd April, 2023 - Application along with the fee is received at Embassy and the same in under processing- Passport Seva website but at BLS: Processing at Consulate General
06th April, 2023- Application under review at Embassy/Consulate.
07th April 2023 - at 7.00 p.m. EST: Police Verification has been initiated and a request has been sent to Indian Embassy/Consulate. PCC needs to be collected from the Indian Embassy/Consulate where the applicant applied after a 'Clear' Police Verification Report is received at the Indian Embassy/Consulate, but at BLS website: Processing at Consulate General
09th April 2023- at 11.00 am IST: Same online status but the PCC verification was done at local police station (my Father was asked to visit the local police station via call with all requested documents)
13th April 2023- PCC report is clear and available for issuance-passport website
18th April 2023- Sent email to toronto@mea… asking for update but no response
20th April 2023-Raised a query in Sampark portal mentioning the slow progress and asking to issue it asap
21st April 2023 - Status at passport seva website updated to “PCC has been printed”
24th April 2023- In transit from Consulate General to BLS Centre (In BLS website) but at passport seva the status is same "PCC is Printed"
25th April 2023- Ready for dispatch in BLS website (morning around 9)
25th April 2023 (at 6.00pm)- Dispatched via courier with Courier details (Puralator with tracking ID and phone number) in BLS Tracking as I paid courier fee while submitting my application in-person. The BLS team will never ask whether we can pick it up. so if you can pick it up from BLS, save $$35.00 and pick it up. We missed this.
Hopefully it will be delivered tomorrow as Mississauga is next to Brampton