Thank you for your replying appreciate that . What kind of visa did you applied? What is your online application right now?
Entry or Tourist visa for India?
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We got tourist visa - multiple entry, one year validity. This was in summer. Processed in 2 weeks via BLS Brampton.
What's the difference between tourist visa and entry visa? Is there any restriction on the number of days you can be in India for both these visa's?
Anyone tried to push their oath? My oath is on 10th nov and flight on 22nd nov. Do i take a risk of going with 2 passports? Do they check your pr card when entering india?
You don’t need pr to go back to india but when coming back then it’s problem
At BLS, when we applied, they were pushing 'Tourist Visa' as 'it is quicker / faster'. Honestly I don't understand the difference based on the CGI website and in all probability even the counter staff at BLS don't either. They don't want to waste time explaining stuff and are more interested in processing your papers and forcing you to take photos and photocopies at exorbitant rates.
Our tourist visa is multiple entry for a one year validity - each stay to not exceed 180 days. As a tourist, you cannot visit Cantt or prohibited areas. So will probably not be able to travel to the North East and Kashmir / Ladakh etc.
I know someone personally, a US citizen, who surrendered their passport in India at the Foreigners Registration Office in New Delhi.
Once that is done, you will have to apply for a permit to stay / visa which you can then use to exit India on your Canadian passport.
I lived outside India for 18 years before moving to Canada and made multiple trips to India in these years. It was never a pleasant experience at immigration in Delhi, so I would certainly err on the side of caution when it comes to government officers. Maybe things have changed in the last seven years since I went last but I'm skeptical.
Unless your trip is of life changing importance and cannot be moved, I would seriously reconsider. If it is just a question of a fare change, those extra $$$ might be worth paying.
You wouldn't have PR card after oath. They ask to cut the PR card. In fact, during oath they ask if you have travel plans in next 2-4 weeks. I'm not sure what their suggestion would be.
Not to mention, if the oath is virtual, you might not even get oath certificate in time to get Canadian passport on an urgent basis. Even if you get a Canadian passport, using Indian passport after oath is illegal and you would be taking a chance.
If you can't postpone your travel, you should get in touch with them over phone (even before oath date) and see what they suggest.
I will suggest you to postpone your trip instead of Oath because there is no time frame for rescheduling and it can takes from one week to year . Who knows .
I am confused at this point what to do. Haven’t been home since i came canada since 2014. Best friends wedding nextd day when i land. Should I cancel travel or postpone oath.
As i told you my friend. Your choice. My suggestion will be once you are all done with IRCC process after citizenship, you can enjoy without any stress back home . Maybe you can postpone to few more weeks .
Postpone the oath unless you can postpone the marriage!
that is once in lifetime for your best friend. Oath even if it takes another 6 months, you’ll not lose anything as such unless there is a job which you can only take up as a citizen like defence or cra etc!
Did you end up postponing? I'm in a similar position (except I'm going for medical treatment) and I'm considering postponing it till after I'm back