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Its been 1 month and 20 days for me so far. Part of the reason for this delay is because my envelope stayed unopened at BLS for exactly one month. On the plus side, BLS never asked me for additional documents. Oh well, at least now its with MEA. Hopefully it will follow standard timelines from...

Congratulations, my friend. Your wait is finally over :) It must feel great holding your OCI card. Right?

Bold Lying Scammers - BLS?

Does the BLS status change after the original documents are returned?

Ditto! I helped my mom renew her passport and it was a breeze! The system developed and managed by TCS is way better than what is used by BLS and MEA. My mom had her appointment on May 17th and on May 21st she was holding her new passport. Amazingly fast service.

Thank you so much fellow applicants. Your support has been invaluable. I will keep you posted as soon as I see an update on the OCI portal. Cheers!

So on the OCI status portal it says that the Date of Acknowledgement is: May 25, 2022. Is it safe to assume that about a month from now, the OCI would be ready? Here is my updated timeline: Application sent to BLS Ottawa (Purolator): April 12, 2022 Application delivered: April 13, 2022 BLS...

Finally received my original documents. Phew. What a RELIEF :) Now got to be patient for the OCI to be ready :)

Here is something interesting. My application was sent to BLS Ottawa and I live right across the river in Gatineau. My original documents are current on the truck for delivery, but the package was picked up in Montreal. This does not make any sense. I hope that they are not sending me somebody...

BLS International announced today that it has signed a 7-year contract to process short-term and long-term visas for Germany in North America and Mexico regions. I feel sorry for the visa applicants who aspire to go to Germany. o_O They have no clue of whats in store for them. BLS better get...

Honestly, it makes my blood boil when I see fellow Indians treating each other like this. These BLS people have a special place reserved in hell for all their karma. My family back home is all praises for how well India is doing. Little do they know that ex-citizens are given such a hard time.

BLS has made a ton of money by misleading so many of us. Super frustrating. For my OCI (when it is issued), I am thinking of picking it up in person. Lets see how long it takes.

Thank you very much @delray55 and @manu.yoganand

Good morning, fellow OCI applicants :) I have a question for you. When the BLS site show 'Read for Dispatch', do we get the Purolator tracking number? If so, do we receive an email from BLS? I paid the extra 5 bucks, but nobody from BLS has ever called me. LOL. Any input from you guys will be...

My BLS tracker changed to 'Ready for Dispatch'. Does this means that my original documents will be returned back me?

You bet, eh. This forum has been so helpful all through our PR journey, followed by citizenship, SC and now OCI. When people (non-Indians) talk about India and Indian administration, a small part of me dies inside because I try to cover up our government's incompetence by making lame excuses...

We will start charging you for answers (just like BLS). Haha. Just kidding :)

Congratulations my friend! Your wait is finally over. I wish everybody else on this forum a speedy OCI application :)

I think that OCIs are printed here in Canada. How can the despatch and receive date be the same? What are your thoughts on this?

If the status on the OCI portal shows 'Under Process', can we still upload supporting documents? I used my mother's passport as a proof of link to India. She got a new passport this week and the passport that I used alongside my OCI application is now cancelled. Any thoughts from fellow OCI...