Indian passport surrender

[gaur_sakshi]

Hi All,

I have few questions regarding surrender certificate process in Toronto Jurisdiction:

1. Is there a provision to make online payment to get surrender certificate instead of making a demand draft? If yes, what is the process to make the online payment?

2. Instead of going to the BLS Toronto office in person, can I rather book a courier service to get my documents picked up from my place and will be delivered to BLS Toronto and in return service I receive the surrender certificate back to my home address? If such service exists, what is the process to avail this service and where to make the payment and get the pickup/drop-off scheduled?

3. How many photos in total will be required in the surrender certificate process. I know, one 2x2 photo needs to be pasted on the application form. Along with this one pasted photo, how many more photos do we need to send along with the required documents in the envelope, if sending the documents using postal service?

4. Does the photo that we provide in surrender certificate has to be same as the photo that we will using while applying for a OCI card? Can we use different photos in surrender certificate process and OCI process?

Thank you.

 

[gotPrUnderCEC]

My Submission Date is 27 Feb, it is till in status 'SUrrender Certificate is under Review at Indian Embassy/Consulate'.

I applied from Montreal (Ottawa Jurisdiction most probably)

Anyone else waiting for more than a month for passport surrender? Is it normal, anything I can do to fasten up the process

 

[forw.jane]

Anyone else waiting for more than a month for passport surrender? Is it normal, anything I can do to fasten up the process

Looks like it's taking 7 weeks in Ottawa.

 

[OCanada!]

Hi All,

I have few questions regarding surrender certificate process in Toronto Jurisdiction:

1. Is there a provision to make online payment to get surrender certificate instead of making a demand draft? If yes, what is the process to make the online payment?

2. Instead of going to the BLS Toronto office in person, can I rather book a courier service to get my documents picked up from my place and will be delivered to BLS Toronto and in return service I receive the surrender certificate back to my home address? If such service exists, what is the process to avail this service and where to make the payment and get the pickup/drop-off scheduled?

3. How many photos in total will be required in the surrender certificate process. I know, one 2x2 photo needs to be pasted on the application form. Along with this one pasted photo, how many more photos do we need to send along with the required documents in the envelope, if sending the documents using postal service?

4. Does the photo that we provide in surrender certificate has to be same as the photo that we will using while applying for a OCI card? Can we use different photos in surrender certificate process and OCI process?

Thank you.

You might find my experience of postal application worth a read - https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/surrender-certificate-bls-brampton-experience-ongoing-saga.868861

 

[C@nada2015]

Hi, I got Canadian citizenship in 2023 but did not surrender my Indian passport yet. I have filled online form today under Vancouver Jurisdiction. Shall I get a bank draft of $117.7 as per BLS website? Or how would I know in case Indian embassy penalized me and for how much?

And in this case shall I go to BLS office in-person (planning to go Regina BLS office) or Is there an option to send passport in a mail?

 

[forw.jane]

Hi, I got Canadian citizenship in 2023 but did not surrender my Indian passport yet. I have filled online form today under Vancouver Jurisdiction. Shall I get a bank draft of $117.7 as per BLS website? Or how would I know in case Indian embassy penalized me and for how much?

And in this case shall I go to BLS office in-person (planning to go Regina BLS office) or Is there an option to send passport in a mail?

Better do in person submission. You can pay via Debit card for that too.