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Hard to trust BLS helpline I called them to check if me and my wife need to go in person to submit our individual applications and they said yes but found out at BLS office that its not required.

Hello, Our OCI Acknowledgement date is 22 Nov and is excpected in Jan We are traveling to India in Jan using evisa Question - Can I request BLS to hold our OCI as we will not be there to receive? Thanks!

Thanks Did you put city as "Lyallpur" and country as "India" or "Pakistan"?

Hello Mishti, thanks for sharing So what did you write initially in city name while you submitted application?

Thank you So its fair to write City as "Undivided India" and country obviously as India?

Hello guys, While filling evisa form for my wife, it asks for "Place of Birth" of parents Her parents were born in 1944 in a village which is now part of Pakistan but they have been living in India since partition and are Indian citizens living in Haryana all their life. They don't have...

Hello, is there any form for evisa? There is a question in application: Have you ever visited India before? If I select YES, it asks for Visa# and I never had any I was Indian citizen and didn't need visa to visit India

Hello, For OCI document upload Spouse passport - We need to upload current Canadian passport? Context - Both of us are Indian citizens by birth and acquired Canadian citizenship recently. both of us have SC and Canadian passports Thanks!

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Hi, do you know the entry visa timelines currently? Thanks!

Hello, Can anyone point me to thread on entry visa timelines or if anyone can share their experience in getting entry visa? PS: Applying for OCI but that won't be processed before travel date of 1 Jan 2024 Thanks!

Hello, Is there any forum for entry visa timelines? Thanks

Thank you for quick response Just to confirm my understanding, (I am India born and acquiring Canadian passport) - I don't have to upload PIO, Joint Declaration, Spouse OCI, Relationship Certificate as these are not applicable and I can leave these blank Thanks again

Hello all, Checklist says we need address proof but I don't see any option in dropdown for address proof upload? Can pls anyone confirm Thanks!

Thank you! this is helpful I just want to confirm another thing if I may ask: - There is exhaustive list of documents to be uploaded, but I have to upload only those applicable to me? For e.g. I am Indian citizen by birth and have SC of Indian passport, I don't have to upload Indian Visa copy...

Hello all, While filling OCI application: 1. Who all we have to include in section which asks "if anyone in family has applied OCI in family"? I have mentioned my daughter who has OCI Do I need to mention my sister and her family OCI also? 2. Section which asks for family, who all we have to...

You can submit on their behalf. Ensure to carry every document needed and signatures on all documents

Thanks for sharing! Will check

Hello, Can we apply OCI with only receipt of Surrender application and without certificate? I submitted my Surrender application today at BLS Surrey and it will take 2-3 weeks to process I think Thanks!

Passport Surrender Application in person submission at BLS Can we submit application for self as well as on behalf spouse (without spouse being there physically)? Thanks!