Avoid BLS at all costs and go to the CGI to get your PCC. Of course you pay double the fee, but trust me, its totally worth it.
When I went to BLS the staff seemed least interested in my queries, and the overall atmosphere was worse than a government office. They told me that they'll keep my Passport and Work Permit along with the application until the PCC is complete, which they said could take around 6 weeks. They said on an average their applications take 3-4 weeks to process at a minimum. Hearing this, I just left the place and desperately started looking for other options as under no circumstances would I surrender my passport and work permit for that long to a private organization, effectively trying to hold me hostage for over 30 days!! The next day I went straight to the CGI, reached there at around 11.
Submitted only the basic application form along with the photocopies of the required docs:
1. Passport along with stamped pages; (original+photocopy)
2. Work Permit; (need to just show original)
3. Canadian address Proof (DL) and,
4. Bank draft for $93 in favour of "CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA".
--no photos or additional personal particular forms required, unlike in the case of BLS--
I was told to come back at 3 p.m to collect the PCC, which I did and there it was! Something I had been stressing over for days, especially after what the BLS staff told me, had been completed within a matter of hours. My experience was the complete opposite of what the common perception of an Indian government office is.
Save yourself the time and effort, and go to the Consulate General of India directly and apply under the 'emergency PCC service' without any additional forms and personal checklists (unlike BLS) and get it within the same day.
PS: The fee for the service seems to have changed and I was told to get a $93 draft instead of the $92.
(website still says $92)
When I went to BLS the staff seemed least interested in my queries, and the overall atmosphere was worse than a government office. They told me that they'll keep my Passport and Work Permit along with the application until the PCC is complete, which they said could take around 6 weeks. They said on an average their applications take 3-4 weeks to process at a minimum. Hearing this, I just left the place and desperately started looking for other options as under no circumstances would I surrender my passport and work permit for that long to a private organization, effectively trying to hold me hostage for over 30 days!! The next day I went straight to the CGI, reached there at around 11.
Submitted only the basic application form along with the photocopies of the required docs:
1. Passport along with stamped pages; (original+photocopy)
2. Work Permit; (need to just show original)
3. Canadian address Proof (DL) and,
4. Bank draft for $93 in favour of "CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA".
--no photos or additional personal particular forms required, unlike in the case of BLS--
I was told to come back at 3 p.m to collect the PCC, which I did and there it was! Something I had been stressing over for days, especially after what the BLS staff told me, had been completed within a matter of hours. My experience was the complete opposite of what the common perception of an Indian government office is.
Save yourself the time and effort, and go to the Consulate General of India directly and apply under the 'emergency PCC service' without any additional forms and personal checklists (unlike BLS) and get it within the same day.
PS: The fee for the service seems to have changed and I was told to get a $93 draft instead of the $92.
(website still says $92)
