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OCI process

gpr17

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Jan 3, 2024
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Minor Oci applied at Brampton; Status still says under process.. received acknowledgment on 13 December. Our flight is booked for 24th Jan! Please suggest if it’s worth waiting or should I apply for e-visa? Also how do we collect the oci when it’s ready?
 
Jan 9, 2024
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Minor Oci applied at Brampton; Status still says under process.. received acknowledgment on 13 December. Our flight is booked for 24th Jan! Please suggest if it’s worth waiting or should I apply for e-visa? Also how do we collect the oci when it’s ready?
I don’t think you will get OCI before your flight. I applied on October 31 2023 at Brampton BLS, got acknowledgment on December 4 2023, and I’m expecting my OCI today as per purolator tracking. Check your receipt from the day you applied, if it has courier fees, you will get it by purolator.
 

jainp01

Star Member
Feb 16, 2011
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Visa Office......
NDVO/ Warsaw
NOC Code......
0121
App. Filed.......
16/10/2014
Nomination.....
PER 18/01/2015
AOR Received.
25/02/2015
IELTS Request
16/10/2014
File Transfer...
processing started on 17th April
Med's Request
15/05/2015
Med's Done....
23/05/2015 & 04/06/2015
Passport Req..
awaited
VISA ISSUED...
awaited
LANDED..........
awaited
Please share email to reach out to Toronto consulate,
Applied : BLS walk-in Oct 31st
Ack date : Dec 5th
Processed :Jan 2nd
Dispatched :Jan 3rd
No update afterwards
 

citi4raj

Champion Member
Oct 30, 2018
1,202
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Brampton
Minor Oci applied at Brampton; Status still says under process.. received acknowledgment on 13 December. Our flight is booked for 24th Jan! Please suggest if it’s worth waiting or should I apply for e-visa? Also how do we collect the oci when it’s ready?
i dont think you will get it before jan 24th. i applied for my minor on Nov 25 in person bls brampton. got the ack on Dec 21. so far no other updates.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e8SgwxDg_XelPc4vY0YEAQ8aWH0bCHIoiSBLj0huHtc/edit?pli=1#gid=0

see the spreadsheet for more visibility.
 

gpr17

Full Member
Jan 3, 2024
21
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I don’t think you will get OCI before your flight. I applied on October 31 2023 at Brampton BLS, got acknowledgment on December 4 2023, and I’m expecting my OCI today as per purolator tracking. Check your receipt from the day you applied, if it has courier fees, you will get it by purolator.
thanks for your response! I will apply for evisa today itself.
Any suggestions about the Oci collection? Is it required for both parents to go collect the Oci from bls? Or can a friend collect it when purolator guys come to deliver?
 

gpr17

Full Member
Jan 3, 2024
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i dont think you will get it before jan 24th. i applied for my minor on Nov 25 in person bls brampton. got the ack on Dec 21. so far no other updates.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e8SgwxDg_XelPc4vY0YEAQ8aWH0bCHIoiSBLj0huHtc/edit?pli=1#gid=0

see the spreadsheet for more visibility.
Hmm thanks for the reply! I applied on Nov 8th walk-in at Brampton.. it’s been quite some time..I was expecting it between 6-8 weeks as per the timeline the lady at bls gave me.
 

citi4raj

Champion Member
Oct 30, 2018
1,202
179
Brampton
Hmm thanks for the reply! I applied on Nov 8th walk-in at Brampton.. it’s been quite some time..I was expecting it between 6-8 weeks as per the timeline the lady at bls gave me.
hold on with taking e-visa now. it need only 24 hours. just take a decision on 22nd Jan. hope you will get the oci before that.
 
Jan 9, 2024
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thanks for your response! I will apply for evisa today itself.
Any suggestions about the Oci collection? Is it required for both parents to go collect the Oci from bls? Or can a friend collect it when purolator guys come to deliver?
I just received my OCI. The purolator guy didn’t ask for my name, so I think anyone present in the house could sign and receive the package.
 

desmat

Champion Member
Feb 8, 2018
1,033
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I just received my OCI. The purolator guy didn’t ask for my name, so I think anyone present in the house could sign and receive the package.
what was the date on your tracker to receive at Toronto?
trying to figure out how many days it took after that to reach your house.
 
Jan 9, 2024
8
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what was the date on your tracker to receive at Toronto?
trying to figure out how many days it took after that to reach your house.
BLS Brampton
Date of Application: October 31, 2023
Date of Acknowledgement: December 4, 2023
Documents Printing Status: December 29, 2023
Dispatched From MEA (OCI ): December 29, 2023
Document received At: January 4, 2024

On BLS website, Application Status on January 9, 2024: (Counter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stamping)
Tracking number appeared in BLS website on January 10, 2024
OCI delivered on January 11, 2024

Although the OCI was received at Toronto on January 4, the status on BLS was “Processing at Consulate” till January 9.