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    OCI process

    On the BLS site you will see a tracking number like 608719426791 in the comments (example below) , enter the tracking number or the application id like CANT0B2C9N25 at https://www.purolator.com/en/shipping/tracker and you will see an estimated delivery date, you can even register your email...
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    OCI process

    Please check now and check every few hours. Depending on how far you are from the BLS location, you should get the OCI Monday or Tuesday. Purolator will update as soon as BLS generates the shipping label, which will likely be today morning. I think BLS uses Purolator Ground and it will not...
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    OCI process

    More confirmation that the OCI process in the Toronto jurisdiction is going well, application submitted in person in Halifax on May 6th , after printing was dispatched from MEA Delhi 6-Jun. We expect delivery in hand in approx. 10 days or sooner.
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    OCI process

    Yes typically next day. You will see the Purolator tracking number in the comments on the BLS site when the status on the BLS site changes to Passport ready For Collection after OCI stamping. At that time you will also be able to track the shipment on the Purolator site by entering the CAN...
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    OCI process

    One of our two OCI's dispatched on 27-May was received in hand 4-Jun, the other OCI was received in hand on 5-Jun.
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    OCI process

    No, we have not received either one of the 2 OCI's dispatched on May-27 , For one of the two OCI's the status changed to Counter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stamping on June 1st. Today I can see the shipment label for it on the Purolator web site by entering the CAN.. file number as a...
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    OCI process

    Both our applications submitted walk-in on April 22 , both Dispatched from MEA on May 27 do NOT show received in Toronto Status on https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury However as of today one of the applications shows Counter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stamping status on...
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    OCI process

    Hi - How do you search on the Purolator web site - just enter file id CANT0... as reference number ? ( my spouse's OCI application status on BLS Tracking just changed to (Counter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stamping) Thanks much
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    OCI process

    It will show up on the OCI web site when it is acknowledged , which is likely to be from 6 to 8 days from application submission for the Toronto jurisdiction based on recent examples.
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    OCI process

    Walkin App Halifax April 22 Acknowledged April 29 processed 24 May Dispatched from MEA 27 May (Received date is Blank in OCI status) It does not appear to have reached Toronto and so Purolator as yet So, not received in hand in Halifax, my expectation is it will be in hand in 2 weeks or less...
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    OCI process

    I can confirm that OCI processing in the Toronto jurisdiction is going very well. Applied in person in Halifax April 22 Acknowledgement April 29 Documents Printing Status PROCESSED 24th May , (Not yet dispatched from MEA etc.)
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    OCI process

    Correct. I applied on April 22nd, 2024 (BLS Halifax) and my acknowledgement date is April 29th, It appears that OCI has sped up in at least the Toronto jurisdiction.
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    Does a U Visa sticker need to be obtained for a new OCI

    Thank you very much!!
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    Does a U Visa sticker need to be obtained for a new OCI

    Greetings - I applied for an OCI recently. When I get my OCI booklet, Is it mandatory to submit my Canadian passport to BLS to get the U visa sticker of the OCI , prior to travelling to India on the OCI ?