Recent content by dsouza.jake

Hi, I agree with your assessment. It is strange that they would reject applications if you don't work for the military or police. I hope you were able to get your card. Did they ask you for your Employment Letter to prove where you work ?

Do they reject applications if you do not provide an Employment Letter to show that you don't work for the military or police ?

Hi, I've not seen any mention on the FAQs for denial of OCI if you work for the federal government. The rule only applies to military service as per most of the FAQ's. Did your application go through and did you get your OCI card ?

Thank you! You were right it did take a lot of time but I finally was able to collect it. I will just list down the timeline for anyone who is applying for their surrender application. 20 April 2024 : Dropped application off at BLS Ottawa 10 June 2024 : Approved by HCI (but no status change...

Wow, that is quite long. Thanks for the information. Appreciate it.

I submitted my Surrender application (walk-in) on April 19th 2024. It has been under review since then. Is the HCI Ottawa processing time for surrender applications still around 8 weeks ?

Galti hogaya :-( . It is very unfortunate. Thank you for the information. Let me know if this is another silly mistake to do but would it be ok to submit an affidavit for change of signature along with my OCI application so that I can have the same signature as my Canadian Passport ?

Hi all, I have a bit of a concern about my OCI application. My signature on my Canadian passport and Indian Passport are slightly different. I am a bit concerned if that will cause an issue. I can ensure that my OCI application is attested with the same signature that appears on my Indian...