***INDIA*** anyone paid CIC fees using Foreign Currency Demand Drafts??

[E01985337]

Hi guys

has anyone paid their CIC fees using Foreign Currency Demand Drafts? If so, for how long are they valid for and from which bank one must get it made?

Thanks

 

[E01985337]

Any suggestion guys

 

[ankul]

I will be doing the same. go to the bank pay to bank and get the desired DD in CAD and send it along with the application

 

[SMani]

NRI counter of any bank branch.. Have your passport copy handy and also your CIC payment page with CAD amt and your name filled.. Fill DD form and do the formalities.. Your DD will be ready as per bank policies.. SBI DD is valid for 6 months.

 

[VishalRathi]

Hi guys

has anyone paid their CIC fees using Foreign Currency Demand Drafts? If so, for how long are they valid for and from which bank one must get it made?

Thanks

Go to the bank you have an account in (the Forex Branch of the same), [{For example If you have your account with SBI, go to the SBI Branch that deals in Forex, or simply visit its Head Office}], Take along your ID proof (Better take Passport and One more proof <Voter ID or Aadhaar Card> and your Cheque Book...
They might also ask you for a print out of the document where it is mentioned that you need that sum of money in that vary currency.
Tell them the reason of your visit, they will give you a form, then fill it, and deposit it. They will deduct the money from your Bank Account (including both Bank Draft Amount and the Fee for the Draft). (Means you don't have to carry the cash with You).

I hope this solves the problem.
Your draft won't be issued from just any bank, You have to visit a bank where you hold a valid account.

 

[WhiteLion85]

Dears, I have a question please..

what should be written in the DD ? I issued one from my bank in Cairo but I feel it's not correct. It's mentioned there the amount and the beneficiary name and name of a bank ( COMMERZ BANK AG ) but this bank is not having any branches in Canada.. Does the DD need to be directed to a bank that is working in Canada or what ?

Please help me understand as I'm feeling lost.. Thank you

 

[VishalRathi]

Dears, I have a question please..

what should be written in the DD ? I issued one from my bank in Cairo but I feel it's not correct. It's mentioned there the amount and the beneficiary name and name of a bank ( COMMERZ BANK AG ) but this bank is not having any branches in Canada.. Does the DD need to be directed to a bank that is working in Canada or what ?

Please help me understand as I'm feeling lost.. Thank you

that's a tricky one...
the DD should be in favor of Receiver General for Canada,
and the banks you get it done from usually have a branch in Canada too... but if not, it should then not be an issue...
The process is of higher level, and the Receiver General I suppose can claim the money, by sending a scanned image of the draft, or giving the draft number alone.

No issues there... Chill.

 

[E01985337]

thanks guys.

I just wanted to know, if my brother an make a DD payment for me. meaning he pays from his account

 

[VishalRathi]

thanks guys.

I just wanted to know, if my brother an make a DD payment for me. meaning he pays from his account

Yes He Can.

But the draft will be issued only from a bank where you hold an account, and the branch has to be a Forex Branch.

 

[E01985337]

Does HDFC have FDD which are valid for 6 months?

 

[ramana27]

Not sure about HDFC, but SBI surely gives for 6 months....they recently extended the validity from from 3 months to 6 months.

 

[codeno47]

I have used Thomas Cook for obtaining CAD DD. They issued me a DD of Bank Of America payable at Toronto . I believe this is an easy and safe route.