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Hi, Did you get the medical exam? I also got a similar letter for parents. Their visitor visa extension is approved but it has also the following statements " You also need a valid medical exam if you are coming to Canada for more than 6 months and you lived in one or more of these for at least...

Yes, I got my name changed. I submitted the certificate of date of birth issued by the Indian consulate and I used my friend (who knows me for more than 5 years) as the guarantor.

Hi, Please find the format below, I have used an example name " To, The Consulate General of India, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From, SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR Address Canada, Postalcode RE: Self Declaration regarding Legal Name Change. Respected Sir/Madam, I, SACHIN RAMESH TENDULKAR, of...

Thank you. The current trend for Toronto jurisdiction is approximately three weeks from the Acknowledgement, so in your case most probably it will be processed around Sept 12.

Yes, BLS is inconsistent in what documents they ask for. In some cases they demanded for notarised affidavit but in my case I just did a self declaration and it worked.

Going this way is a waste of money (you have to apply for Canadian passport twice, OCI Miscellaneous Service apart from the OCI fees, also other charges like additional postal charges), time and effort. You can apply for OCI without the citizenship certificate in new name as long as you...

My timeline below; Toronto mission, submitted to BLS Brampton by post, no originals were send...

Hi, I just received the OCI card now (delivered by purolator ).

Most probably they (BLS) would have dispatched your OCI card. You can try tracking it in Purolater with the "CANT0Axxxxxx" number (if you have paid for return postal charges)

Sure, I will let you know. Currently it is in transit, hopefully I will get it tomorrow.

2. BLS Brampton didn't ask for any originals (for postal application), you can call them and ask.

Date Of Acknowledgement 03-AUG-2022 Registration Status at Mission TORONTO Documents Printing Status PROCESSED On 25-AUG-2022...

I also got acknowledgement on 3rd Aug, Toronto jurisdiction

Congrats on your OCI approval! When did you get acknowledgement from oci website? and what's your visa office?

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/oci-process.254662/post-10137956

When did you get the acknowledgement from the oci website? Just to get an idea of current processing time from acknowledgement to printing.

OCI application, postal submission to BLS Brampton by purolator (charged $52CAD for to and fro together). No originals; only self attested photocopies of Canadian passport, citizenship certificate, Address proof (driving license), employment letter, surrender certificate, cancelled indian...

Did they print "XXX" as your given name in Indian visa too? and your flight ticket has also "XXX" as your given name?

In my case, I had my whole name in the surname field in the citizenship certificate (everything in the given name field in in indian passport). I legally changed my name (spitted into given name and surname) through provincial name change process before applying for the passport (In Ontario, the...

Hi, Did they update your status on the OCI website yet? My application reached Brampton on 15th July, got the BLS status: Underprocess on July 20 and the BLS status changed to "processing at consulate general" from July 22. Tracking is not activated in the OCI website yet.