Someone else had this experience and was told they'll upload the photo from their back office. You can reprint (or recreate pdf of)your application using its number and check if you wish.Thank you everyone on this forum for sharing your updates. Since I've found this discussion immensely useful, especially to help understand that the recent delays have been applicable to most applicants, I would like to share my key updates here hoping to pass on the kindness.
• Walk-in OCI application for Toronto jurisdiction submitted at BLS center on Nov 4, 2023.
• Status changed from "under process" to "processing at Consulate General" on Nov 7 on the BLS tracker.
• Still awaiting CGI acknowledgment (will update the thread as and when new updates are received).
@eas2lv , please feel free update the spreadsheet/tracker as you see fit.
Question: During my walk-in submission at BLS, they had made me retake the photograph mentioning "shoulder not visible in the original photo" as the reason (withholding myself from going on a rant about BLS money-looting tactics). However, I was not given a copy of the new photo to scan and replace my original upload on the OCI portal. BLS kept both the copies they had printed as part of the submission. Has anyone else experienced this and will this cause any issues with my application? Even if CGI requests me to replace the uploaded photo at any point, I do not have a copy of the photo BLS had clicked and submitted physically with the application.
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