OCI process

[forw.jane]

Hi, I am a Canadian citizen from an Indian origin. I am currently holding canada passport and entered India last year September 2023 with e-visa. I then applied for visa extension to stay for more than 180 days of continuous stay and visa conversion from e-visa to entry visa that is granted and valid upto 2nd Jan 2025. After few days of getting the valid entry visa, I applied for OCI from India that was granted in Ocotber 2024. I am continuing to stay here in India with my mother since last year. Yesterday a visa officer came home for verification whether im still staying in the same address as my entry visa is expiring on 2nd Jan 2025 and asking me to leave India as I entered India on entry visa and shouldnt stay in India for more than 180days of continuous stay. I had to exit and re-enter on OCI. They don't have my OCI information. Question here is: I have valid canada passport and OCI, Can I continue to stay in India with valid passport and OCI or do I have to exit and re-enter on OCI . Please advice. FRRO office is closed on weekends and I have less time to make a decision. Expecting faster response. Thank you.

They expect you to exit and reenter on OCI.

 

[sunnyb7]

Hi, I am a Canadian citizen from an Indian origin. I am currently holding canada passport and entered India last year September 2023 with e-visa. I then applied for visa extension to stay for more than 180 days of continuous stay and visa conversion from e-visa to entry visa that is granted and valid upto 2nd Jan 2025. After few days of getting the valid entry visa, I applied for OCI from India that was granted in Ocotber 2024. I am continuing to stay here in India with my mother since last year. Yesterday a visa officer came home for verification whether im still staying in the same address as my entry visa is expiring on 2nd Jan 2025 and asking me to leave India as I entered India on entry visa and shouldnt stay in India for more than 180days of continuous stay. I had to exit and re-enter on OCI. They don't have my OCI information. Question here is: I have valid canada passport and OCI, Can I continue to stay in India with valid passport and OCI or do I have to exit and re-enter on OCI . Please advice. FRRO office is closed on weekends and I have less time to make a decision. Expecting faster response. Thank you.

He visited your home to tell you to exit and come back on OCI. What more they should do to make it clear? Indian bureaucracy can screw you for a small mistake even after 10 years, and you will have no proof to show that the local FRRO told you that you can stay (in case they tell you so), so keep no doubt.

Make a quick and cheap journey to some place like Nepal/Dubai etc and be assured that there will be no problem in future.

 

[Armoured95]

Date Of Acknowledgment	19-NOV-2024
Registration Status at Mission	TORONTO
OCI- Number
Documents Printing Status	PROCESSED	On	10-DEC-2024
Dispatched From MEA (OCI )	NEW DELHI	On	11-DEC-2024
Document received At	TORONTO	On	18-DEC-2024

BLS Winnipeg Walk-in: 11-Nov-24
BLS created OCI shipping label on Dec-24-24 but was not dispatched due to holidays so I went to the center on Dec-27-24 and luckily was able to pick it up in person.