India PCC from Toronto
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SOmeone needs to reach out to your local police station to complete the verification. They will hardly take initiative for that. Mine has been struck at same status from 23rd July irrespective of multiple follow ups with local station its still in same status.
You have to check with the Local Police station if they have given their report or not. We had a locked house so asked a neighbor to reach out to Police station if possible. In Mohali, there is a Sanjh Kendra which takes care of Passport related verification. They visited my neighbor's house and asked for my ID & address proof and signatures from 2 witness.
Once the police completed the verification, the status remained the same for another week. I reached out to the CGI Toronto (pcc.toronto@mea.gov.in,
cons.toronto@mea.gov.in) and explained my urgency. They checked and updated the status of the PCC and handed it over to BLS.
My application submission deadline is 14th and I got my PCC only Yesterday.
You need to follow up with Police station. Once the verification is complete, you also follow up with the CGI office in Toronto. They replied to my mail with the update.
Here is my timeline -
| S. No | Activity | Date | Day | Comments |
1 | Applied | 19-Jun-20 | 0 | |
2 | Received by BLS Brampton | 22-Jun-20 | 3 | |
3 | Acknowledged by BLS | 16-Jul-20 | 27 | After multiple followups |
4 | Forwarded to CGI | 21-Jul-20 | 32 | |
5 | Forwarded to India | 29-Jul-20 | 40 | After followup with CGI |
6 | Police Verification Completed | 31-Jul-20 | 42 | Followup with SP office in India |
7 | PCC Printed | 7-Aug-20 | 49 | Followup with CGI Toronto |
8 | PCC intransit to bls from consulate | 7-Aug-20 | 49 | |
9 | PCC ready for dispatch | 8-Aug-20 | 50 | |
10 | PCC ready for dispatch with airway bill no | 10-Aug-20 | 52 | Followup with BLS |
11 | PCC recieved | 11-Aug-20 | 53 |
There are 2 levels of Police verification.
1. First level is Police station under which your current residence come. They will take and verify all the details. In case you stayed in more than one Police Station Jurisdiction in last 10 years (may be less, i am not sure here) then all these police station needs to clear your application.
2. Police Commissioner office: After completing police reports, All of the Police station in-charge will send reports to Commissioner office of your area. Based on local police station feedback, Police Commissioner office needs to approve your application. This is the final approval. Check with them if Police station has approved and cleared your applications. Once they will approve status will immediately change in Passport Seva
Consulate mail which has confirmation of your PCC application number, shows Name of Police commissioner office and police station both. Check that mail and contact Police Head office if local station cleared your report.
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if you have any contacts from police department use it and get it done that is better
I have a strange situation. My passport was published in Bangalore and my residence WAS Bangalore when I was in India. My parents have since moved to Delhi. In the application, I mentioned Delhi as my residence. Will this affect anything? Will the police need to do the verification in both Delhi and Bangalore? Im afraid, my parents can't travel to Bangalore right now just for this, given the COVID circumstances 
Hope this would help you all, This is my timeline for PCC. I applied at BLS Brampton in person.
| S. No | Activity | Date | Comments |
| 1 | Applied at BLS BRAMPTON | 25-July-20 | Don't Call them its waste of time, Simply do Walk in application. If you call them then, they will force you to do postal application and would give incorrect info that, sir right now we are not accepting walk-ins and you have to submit application through postal mode only and they will force you to buy Courier drop off label right away . |
| 2 | Received by BLS Brampton | 25-July-20 | |
| 4 | Forwarded to CGI | 27-Jul-20 | |
| 5 | Forwarded to India | Don't know as i didn't tracked on Passport Seva tracking. | |
| 6 | Application received at Indian Passport Office | 31-Jul-20 | (as per Passport Seva tracking) |
| 7 | PCC initiated | 1-Aug-20 | ( Email from Passport Admin) |
| 8 | Police Verification done | Don't know when they did. Also, I asked my parents, they said no one came to the home for verification. | |
| 9 | PCC needs to be collected from the Regional Passport Office | 8-Aug-20 | (as per Passport Seva tracking) |
| 10 | PCC has been granted | 13-Aug-20 | (as per Passport Seva tracking) |
| 11 | PCC has been printed | Still waiting............... |
Hi - I did a walk-in at BLS Brampton for PCC. Upon returning when I checked my status it showed no records found with my passport number, later when I used my dob I was able to pull it up.
Seems the agent at BLS entered an incorrect passport number for me and the same is also printed on my acknowledgement receipt which I just checked.
The application form, however, has the correct number. Will there be any problem? Should I be concerned or contact anyone for the correction? The status already shows: In Transit from BLS Centre to Consulate General.
Thanks in advance!
Seems the agent at BLS entered an incorrect passport number for me and the same is also printed on my acknowledgement receipt which I just checked.
The application form, however, has the correct number. Will there be any problem? Should I be concerned or contact anyone for the correction? The status already shows: In Transit from BLS Centre to Consulate General.
Thanks in advance!
Check you status on the PSK web site https://portal2.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/statusTracker/trackStatusInpNew
Use the file number they provided you in the email but use lower case cat*****. You should be able to track your status there.
If you didn't get the PCC initiation email, you can get the file number by logging on https://portal4.passportindia.gov.in/Online/index.html
Hope this helps
My current status : PCC has been printed successfully on 13/08/2020.
And updated timeline:
June 29 - application sent to BLS Brampton Canada through Canada Post (along with Canada Post prepaid return envelope)
Jul 2 - delivered but not updated on BLS online tracking
Jul 15 - Received & acknowledged by BLS Canada and asked me to pay Purolator return envelope fee (didn't accept Canada Post return envelope)
Jul 16 - Forwarded to CGI and Status updated as "Processing at Consulate General" on BLS Canada status tracking
Jul 21 - Application received at PSK India and status updated as "PCC application is under review at Passport Seva Kendra" on PSK India site
Jul 23 - Email from passport admin "Initiation of Police Verification Request(s) for your PCC Application File (No. CATxxxxxxxxx)"
Jul 28 - Police verification done at local Police Dept. (Mumbai)
Aug 7 - Status changed to "PCC needs to be collected from RPO" on PSK India site
Aug 12 - Status changed to "PCC application has been granted on 12/08/2020. PCC will be dispatched to the current address of the applicant. The applicant would receive an SMS once the PCC is ready for dispatch." on PSK India site.
Aug 13 - Status changed to “Police Clearance Certificate has been printed successfully on 13/08/2020 and will be dispatched to your current address.”
Track your PCC status on BLS Canada site (Postal/Walk-in application/Passport) - https://www.blsindia-canada.com/trackapp.php
PCC file number will be generated on PSK Indian embassy website where you have created your PCC application.
link - https://portal4.passportindia.gov.in/Online/index.html
Once you see your PCC file number which starts form "catxxxxxxxxxxx" (use lower case) you can track your status on PSK India site.
link - https://portal1.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/statusTracker/trackStatusInpNew
And updated timeline:
June 29 - application sent to BLS Brampton Canada through Canada Post (along with Canada Post prepaid return envelope)
Jul 2 - delivered but not updated on BLS online tracking
Jul 15 - Received & acknowledged by BLS Canada and asked me to pay Purolator return envelope fee (didn't accept Canada Post return envelope)
Jul 16 - Forwarded to CGI and Status updated as "Processing at Consulate General" on BLS Canada status tracking
Jul 21 - Application received at PSK India and status updated as "PCC application is under review at Passport Seva Kendra" on PSK India site
Jul 23 - Email from passport admin "Initiation of Police Verification Request(s) for your PCC Application File (No. CATxxxxxxxxx)"
Jul 28 - Police verification done at local Police Dept. (Mumbai)
Aug 7 - Status changed to "PCC needs to be collected from RPO" on PSK India site
Aug 12 - Status changed to "PCC application has been granted on 12/08/2020. PCC will be dispatched to the current address of the applicant. The applicant would receive an SMS once the PCC is ready for dispatch." on PSK India site.
Aug 13 - Status changed to “Police Clearance Certificate has been printed successfully on 13/08/2020 and will be dispatched to your current address.”
Track your PCC status on BLS Canada site (Postal/Walk-in application/Passport) - https://www.blsindia-canada.com/trackapp.php
PCC file number will be generated on PSK Indian embassy website where you have created your PCC application.
link - https://portal4.passportindia.gov.in/Online/index.html
Once you see your PCC file number which starts form "catxxxxxxxxxxx" (use lower case) you can track your status on PSK India site.
link - https://portal1.passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/statusTracker/trackStatusInpNew
Congratulations Gaurav! You will get it by tomorrow.
(Don't know if you remember me but we have been going about these forums from Ray of Hope to now PCC!!)