Recent content by deeps1987

That's where I am right now and trying to find out if granting visa till validity still the norm. If it is, I am hopeful that chances of getting visa till passport validity should be high as my father had travelled once and returned within 6 months creating a travel history. But again, I have to...

Visa duration issue is at discretion of the visa officer. There is no ground to contest it. Refer https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/visitors/three-types-visas.html Determining the validity...

Cannot do anything, and why do you want to do anything? Your father can travel to Canada along with Mon within next 11 months. If he wants to travel after 11 months, then your father again needs to make application for visa, and this time it will be just your father applying.

The reason I asked the question was because I heard few months back there was a policy change on visitor visa to limit issuing visa till passport validity date. However, what happened in your scenario is absurd but not unique. I have faced samed situation before. I am applying for my father...

Yes. That will cause rejection. Instead invite for regular family visit.

Query to those who got visitor visa stamped. Are you getting visa duration till your passport validity or for the duration you mentioned in the application.?

@2017CanadaHo! I see your was dispatched on 16th May and received today. Mine was dispatched on 13th May and still not received in Toronto.

That is unfortunate. You can get entry visa but won't be able to apply for OCI as e-visa would allow your son to live only for 6 months. And OCI can be applied after 6 months. You go to India with e-visa, and hen change his status by visiting FRRO, and then once the stay is extended, apply for...

Never seen the issue while filling, but after submitting my application, the marriage registration date gets printed in DD-MMM-YYYY format. So submit it and see.

When did you apply? Cause it could take atleast 2 weeks for OCI portal to acknowledge that file is received. So who is saying from OCI/consulate?

Yes, the checklist is old. I submitted employment letter from my employer and my wife wrote a letter declaring her work. Both were accepted.

Where do you see this requirement? U submitted application for OCI a month back. My and wife didn't had name in each others surrendered indian passport. We only provided copy of marriage certificate registered in India and each other current passport. No attestation was required

Yes. International Driving permit is not useful. Just get original DL and extract

Sharing my ordeal of mississauga location for OCI submission. As soon as gave my application, was told that photo needs to be redone. the OCI portal and the checklist had https://www.hciottawa.gov.in/pdf/Photo_Specification.pdf but they said shoulder should be visible. Not as per the guidelines...

Yes. They only give token to about 25-30 people in a day. You can go to the BLS after 3PM and tell security that you want to get your document couriered.