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No it was not a straightforward application, he had extensive travel outside, actually he is 6 months out, 6 months in, in a year, and lots of US travel.

Hi, a friend of mine went for his citizenship test in Mississauga office, after the test he waited outside and then he was called and the officer told him that you have scored 20/20, no need for interview, you will receive a letter by December or January, my friend is not sure if the officer was...

Sometimes they do not get CBSA report on time but they still schedule the test and interview and in the interview they match the stamps on the passport and make a decision immediately. But if there are no stamps on the passport (because the applicant has used the kiosks upon entry) they will...

OCI fees increased to $425 Absolutely shocking....Recently I read an article on one of the Indian news website that due to the falling Indian Rupee, government is planning to tap NRIs or overseas citizens. I believe increasing fees is one of the way to get more dollars into the country.

For Brampton BLS, For surrender, they take original Indian passport. They will cancel it and return it along with surrender certificate in about 7 to 15 days. For OCI, they take original landing paper or COPR, they will return it in 7 to 15 days along with acknowledgment receipt. But I have...

In my wife's case, she had no surname as per Indian passport; First Name: ABC DEF Last Name: ______. When we immigrated, they changed her name to First Name: ABC and Last Name: DEF. Same in citizenship certificate and passport. So in OCI it was as per Canadian passport First Name: ABC Last Name...

They are very inconsistent. When I applied last month, they only took COPR.

1. Do I need to prepare separate Drafts for fees per application or one demand Draft for all three applications would be sufficient for OCI? One demand draft for all three. 2. Does my family members need to be there with me at the BLS office? They have signed (thumb impression for 1.5 yr old...

They will take the original landing paper or COPR which they will return in 5 or 6 days. I was also too worried about that but I got it back in 5 days. I think there is a very rare chance that it will get lost. Even if it get lost, it is easily replaceable from IRCC though it takes 6 to 8 months...

Finally I received my OCI card. I had a very bad experience with BLS. They forcibly made me pay for courier service even though I did not need it as I live just few streets away from the BLS office. They said this is the only option, but later I have seen and talked to some people that they go...

Thanks Raj

hi raj, congratulations one question, where did your oci come from, cgi toronto or bls, and was there any status update on bls tracking. do they give you purolator tracking number on bls site..

No, there is lot of variation in this. In my wife's case they made it same first and last name. And in the above case that I mentioned, they broke the name into two.

Don't worry, there will be no problems. Its a very common thing. My wife had exactly the same thing. I know so many people with this issue. No one ever had a problem. One of my friend's mother immigrated 20 years ago, and they did a funny thing with her name. She had her first name as Satyavati...

Very true. I absolutely agree with you.

No there is no problem. My wife had the same issue. Its very common in India to have no surname and they know about it. Only thing is when you get Immigrant visa and PR card, you will have same first name and last name. First Name: Vikas Last Name: Vikas. So when you immigrate to Canada your...

It has to be renewed every 5 years for kids up to the age of 21 with passport renewal and once after age 50 with passport renewal. The reason for this is that the appearance of the person changes, so the renewal is to update the picture. But I have heard the immigration officers in Delhi are...

The only disadvantage of OCI is that it takes longer time to process as it has to be printed in Delhi, while you can get visa in just 3 or 4 days. Also the application process is also little bit complicated. Otherwise, I would suggest you should go with OCI as visa fees is higher than OCI and...

No they take the original landing paper/COPR. I just received back my original landing paper few days ago. The purpose of original landing paper is they want to make sure about the category under which the applicant came to Canada. They want to make sure the applicant is not a refugee because...

Status changed yesterday to "In Transit from Consulate General to BLS Centre" This is for both the applications, surrender and OCI. Any idea what this means