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I got my draft from rbc. They first printed the draft and then wrote the full name on the draft. The guy who was servicing me didn’t know about this, and he asked a senior colleague who helped us out. Hope this helps.

You mean it was dispatched from BLS today? Could you also share which BLS location?

Hi, Any idea how long it takes for OCI to reach Toronto, once it shows a date for the Dispatched from MEA section? Mine shows a date of 7 Feb as Dispatched from MEA. However, when I search in BLS, it still shows under process.

Hi, My oci application status shows Processed. Does it mean that the oci has been approved? Is there any chance for it to be rejected once the status moves to Processed? Asking since I am planning to book tickets for India. And don’t want to wait till i receive the oci card. Thank you.

Hi, Anybody has recently applied for oci from Ontario? What's the approximate time taken processing? The bls officer told 2 months. Is that accurate? Also can I simultaneously apply for evisa if I need to travel to India for a month?

Thank you, very helpful!

Thanks. Did you apply in person or through mail? And the 2-3 weeks time included the time taken to deliver the certificate to your address, or just the processing time?

Hi, Anybody has recently submitted application for Surrender Certificate for their Indian passport in Toronto/GTA? What were the timelines like? Thanks.

Yes, before trying that wanted to check if anybody had gone through the process - if visiting the office helps.

For visitor's visa, I would need to surrender my Indian passport, which in turn requires my Canadian passport - and hence my query. I had called the number shared in that link & waiting time was huge. So wanted to check if anybody had any recent experience.

Hi, Anyone else impacted by the Canada Post strike here? The passport tracker shows that my passport has been printed & is ready for mailing. But I assume the mail delivery due to the ongoing strike. I tried calling the number provided by Service Canada, but wait times are huge? Anybody else has...

This process worked for me too. Got the good conduct certificate mailed to my address in one week.

They didn’t sign on either of them. And their application got approved within 2 weeks.

Hi All, I applied on 29 April. Below are my details. Could I please be added to the spreadsheet? ID: payal8502 Type: Online application Location: Oshawa, Ontario Physical Presence Days: 1149 days Application: Single Application sent: 29 April 2024 AOR: 9 May 2024 Background verification...

Hi - Anybody has sent their passport for visa stamping (visitor visa) to the visa office in India recently? How long does it take once you submit the passport to VFS? thanks in advance