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took 4 days for mine to change to received after oci stamping. not sure when they'll actually dispatch it

I agree with you on most of your points. However, this bifurcates citizenry into two classes - one with all the priviledges in the tax code of supporting their immediate family members and the other, a significant fraction, that is not granted that priviledge. In the last 5 years, I have paid...

insurance premium? - My hunch is that one is likely not allowed.

Claimed as dependent with the personal deduction - so that bit is not allowed for anyone on supervisa - which is probably why Canada is handing out supervisas so easily without doing anything to properly reunite families through pgp. The insurance doesn't cover day-to-day medical procedures...

Same timelines as yours. When do you think we'll receive it in hand?

is it possible to go to BLS and collect in-person after it says ready for dispatch?

They didn't allow. I claimed but had to pay back on reassessment with interest.

I paid $$ to my airline and rebooked the tickets after a month. Also, there's those khalistani jokers "protesting" again with roadblocks and other such drama, so no interest in going in the middle of that.

Is it possible to get it from BLS in person as it reaches them before they hand it over to Purolator?

My OCI says it was dispatched from Delhi yesterday on the 12th. When it is likely to reach Toronto? I am flying out on 21st. Is it reasonable to expect to receive it by Purolator at home before 21st? Is there a mechanism to pick it up from BLS Toronto before they hand it over to Purolator...

I applied on Dec 15th (walk-in). What's a reasonable date by which I can expect to receive OCI at home? Is Feb 15th a reasonable estimate? What happens if no one is home to receive the OCI card? Would the Purolator or BLS folks hold the card for a month or would that be too long? Do they return...

My OCi card is in processing at the moment, applied walk-in through BLS on Dec 15th, no ack yet. I need to go to india on my evisa. Would it be possible to collect the OCi card from some office within India itself instead of having it shipped back to Consulate in Toronto and then to BLS?

I hate BLS for all their scammy scummy tactics they pull. However, a bird on a ship in the middle of the ocean may fly here and there for a while but it will eventually need to come back to the ship. India is that ship. As long we have parents / financial affairs / home in India, we'll keep...

Fantastic! Thanks for confirming.

Thanks Abbas. I did put only the city but as you know on the OCI application it comes out as City, State, India. Since State isn't mentioned in our indian or canadian passports, did you have to provide an affidavit of some sort or did they accept it as is?

makes sense.

Does it make a difference if we choose "Professional" or "Private" in our occupation? Or should we use the "Other" field and specify the exact title mentioned in the employment letter?

Quick question on place of birth: On my Indian passport it only mentions the city - "Mumbai" On my Canadian passport it says - "Mumbai IND" On the OCI application, the state field is not optional, and it comes out as - "Mumbai, Maharashtra, India". Has anyone else had this issue? Will the 12th...

1. What is the National Identification number field in OCI application? Is it Canadian Citizenship certificate? 2. What is previous passport? Some say leave it empty whereas BLS has been telling other folks that it's the old Indian passport number. Can someone who got their OCi application...

There's nothing wrong with this plan. However, you can also surrender your passport in India and get a surrender certificate. It'll be only 500 bucks and you can get it done the same day and avoid having to deal with the BLS scammers.