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Hi We just got our OCI recently, and successfully cancelled the Indian passports. For international travel to India, do we still need to carry the cancelled Indian passports? Or should just the Certificate of renunciation be relevant? What happens to the Indian Aadhar card? Is it automatically...

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This is a very confusing topic on the online forms.. What does Nationality mean on the OCI forms? From the dictionary, it's the place you were born. But on the Passport surrender online form, you can't select India as Nationality. This is very confusing. I want to apply for my child's OCI...

Hi.. For Canadian issued documents how do I get it apostled for OCI? Who can I reach out to? Thanks in advance.

Hi Looks like they changed the application process again for OCI? If anyone has applied for OCI recently, what copies of documents are attested for adults and for minors born in Canada? Thanks.

Hi.. I'm about to apply for Passport Surrender and OCI for my family. Is pickup an option during these times? I find the call center unreliable. They told me all BLS Centres are closed, and you need to submit application by courier. I found out it's not true. The BLS Office is near my house...

I guess I can't trust BLS Call Center. They told me OCI (minors) is valid for 20 years. What is the best visa to take for minors? Entry or Tourist visa? BLS Call Center told me Tourist visa is valid for 30 days, while Entry visa is valid between 1 week to 3 months depending on Indian Embassy...

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Hi. If I'm submitting all the applications for my family (Passport surrender and OCI) at once, after all the processing, will they courier as one package or several packages? Looks like they shut down the BLS centre in Edmonton, can I opt for pick-up of the processed cancelled passport and...

Hi What is the validity for applying for OCI for Canadian born minors? If it's just a few years, is it a good idea to apply for Indian visit visa for now, and OCI later? Thanks.

Hi.. Apologies if the question sounds stupid. But if your child was born in Canada, what entry options are there for the baby to enter India? Only visitor visa to India, or anything else?

Hi.. Not sure if anyone has gone thru this same experience. Our Indian Passports have expired. We are waiting on our Canadian passports to come soon. Since the Indian passports have expired, and not essentially valid to travel, do you need to surrender your Indian passport. If you want to...

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So, when I was trying to fill the questionnaire yesterday for eligibility, I kept getting the message "You are not allowed to apply for an extension." But later, I noticed that they were having a scheduled maintenance on the website yesterday until today early morning. Today, it is allowing me...

[Update] I reached out to CIC today, and was told to try to apply for an extension. Very vague they were. The online option for extension applications errored. So I reached out to Canada Border Services. I was told visa extensions were not approved in the recent times, especially if the 6...

Don't think there is any confusion. This is what CIC gave me in an email, when I enquired with them few months ago, about how long the visitors can stay in Canada. Confirmation of this, was given by phone and email. Again, this is for a single entry visa, not the regular visitor visa. Entry -...

Yes from Inside Canada. When I had called CIC prior to the travel ban, I was advised that since this is a single entry visa, the visitor needs to go back to the home country, and then submit a new visitor visa application.

Hi.. With the announcement of the travel ban to India extended to June 22nd, does anyone know what would happen when the single-entry visitor visa expires.? When I called Air Canada, it was advised both inbound and outbound flights to India are banned. I tried calling CIC, but the queues...

Hi, I heard that people are now getting letters to write the citizenship test. But the time limit is 21-days. We haven't got our letter yet, but I'm expecting to get it soon. Since people who applied same time as us, are receiving theirs. Wife and I are studying for licensing exams, which we...

Hi.. Has anyone been successful with getting covid vaccine for visitors? I called the provincial health hotline, and they told visitors can get the Covid-19 vaccine for free if they have ID showing their status in Canada and date of birth. I'm just waiting for the right age limit to be...