OCI process

[abbas.pasha]

I am getting conflicting information from everyone. I plan to visit BLS Brampton for passport surrender and OCI application at the same time.

Does BLS allow this?

Nop...Surrender first and get the surrender certificate after few weeks and only then apply for OCI...

 

[rajesh_verma_jsr]

Thanks for sharing the feedback and nudge for others to confirm...
I have 2 additional questions:

1. Do minor's need to provide "Proof of Address" ?
2. Can one member submit application in person for everyone in the family without them having the need to go ?

1. Need proof of address even for minors.
2. One person can submit application for all. Please make sure the documents are attested/signed by the applicants.

 

[rajesh_verma_jsr]

From what I know, 60 is the primary building for passport surrender applications. 40 may or may not accept depending on the number of walk in applicants for their primary applications(OCI/visa) on a given day

Gillingham 60 for visa and surrender certificate.
Gillingham 40 for the rest, including OCI applications.

 

[abbas.pasha]

1. Need proof of address even for minors.
2. One person can submit application for all. Please make sure the documents are attested/signed by the applicants.

Thank you...
For the minor's documents shall either of the parents sign or both ?

 

[D3xt0r]

Does anyone know when it will be dispatched after printing?


@D3xt0r
Did your dispatched status update?
Mine is stuck with printing processed since 15 September and dispatch section is still empty.

Hi @nvpatel4u ,

Sorry for the late response. Mine was shipped the next day of printing process.

 

[nc_positiveguy]

What is AOR?

Acknowledgment of Receipt... basically the date that we see on the OCI website.

 

[rajesh_verma_jsr]

Thank you...
For the minor's documents shall either of the parents sign or both ?

This is what I see on the checklist.
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# For OCI application of Minor children - Proof of address of both of the parent to be submitted.
"
Please review the checklist carefully. You will find many answers.

 

[abbas.pasha]

This is what I see on the checklist.
"
# For OCI application of Minor children - Proof of address of both of the parent to be submitted.
"
Please review the checklist carefully. You will find many answers.

My question is wrt surrender of Indian citizenship

 

[rajesh_verma_jsr]

My question is wrt surrender of Indian citizenship

Even for surrender certificate, they will look for both parents address.

 

[abbas.pasha]

Even for surrender certificate, they will look for both parents address.

Ok thanks, that makes sense

 

[BoxOfCrayon]

Gillingham 60 for visa and surrender certificate.
Gillingham 40 for the rest, including OCI applications.

Can you please share more details about BLS at 60 Gillingham Drive Brampton for passport surrender? I could not find any information on Google about this office.
How is the line at 60 Gillingham?

I visited Service Canada Passport Office in Brampton yesterday. I checked BLS Brampton since it is next to Service Canada. The lineup at BLS was long.

 

[rajesh_verma_jsr]

Can you please share more details about BLS at 60 Gillingham Drive Brampton for passport surrender? I could not find any information on Google about this office.
How is the line at 60 Gillingham?

I visited Service Canada Passport Office in Brampton yesterday. I checked BLS Brampton since it is next to Service Canada. The lineup at BLS was long.

The office next to service Canada is 60 Gillingham Dr. Usually the queue is pretty long. I went there for Indian passport surrender. First day, reached at 11 am, by the time it was 1:30 PM, they closed the entry. I still had 20 people ahead of me.
Next time I walked in at 7:50 am, my turn came at 12:45 pm.
Therefore, recommend reaching around 6:30 am . Chances of getting inside the building is pretty low if you reach after 8 am. Also, tue/wed/Thu are better than the other days.

 

[rajesh_verma_jsr]

Before I reached BLS Brampton 40 Gillingham Dr last Thursday for OCI applications, I read all the messages from page #300 to 675. I wanted to know about the docs for uploading and as per the checklist. The below are some of messages I copied and found them useful.
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Current Passport: Canadian Passport
Indian Origin Proof: Indian passport with cancelled and surrendered stamp
Indian Visa: CoPR with stamp of landing
Marriage Certificate (for self and spouse as well as for our son)

Then I clicked on Final Submit to submit the applications

Physical documents I carried to day to BLS:

The checklist
Printout of the online application form
Original Surrender Certificate (took original, but they asked for a copy and returned the original)
Indian Passport (Original and copy - Original was returned)
Citizenship certificate (Original and copy - Did not look at original at all)
Canadian passport (Original and copy - Did not look at original at all)
Draft for $345 (Individual drafts for each application)
Photo (Physical photo that was uploaded above)

Documents that were returned.
The checklists
All CoPR copies
All Originals ibcluding surrender certificates
The pages with instructions
Our Marriage certificate from our son's application.
Notes on returned documents: This was my experience so please carry all the documents and let them return them to you rather than not carrying them. Also all documents that were stapled together were unstapled when accepting them - so don't worry about stapling documents together.

xxxx
just checked the uploaded doc list on my OCI Application PDF - and the only 3 docs that I uploaded were:
1) Current Passport (Canadian),
2) Previous Indian Passport of Self (Root) and
3) Professional Details letter

xxxx
I self attested only the ones I submitted to BLS.. Not the ones I uploaded

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no harm in attesting all and then upload...
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For OCI I uploaded below based on information from their helpline

1) Current passport
2) Proof of Indian Origin (old Indian passport, surrender certificate)
3) India Visa - COPR (Landing Paper)
4) Relationship proof in case of minor - Birth Certificate
5) Marriage certificate - if applicable
6) Employment details in handwritten letter.

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After completing the online OCI application, it asked me to upload documents. I only uploaded canadian n Indian passport and job letter. It did not give me option to upload surrender certificate, canadian citizenship certificate or proof of address which is present in OCI checklist. I am going to submit photocopies of all these documents when i go in person to bls but just want to check if this is normal. Thanks
Scan citizenship certificate along with Canadian passport
Scan surrender certificate along with cancelled Indian passport
Address proof needs to be submitted in physical format, not uploaded

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For OCI no need to upload citizenship certificate
But photocopy (self attested) is needed during postal/walkin submission
only things that need to be uploaded
1.Canada passport
2.COPR (under Indian visa section)
3.Indian passport (cancelled )
4.Birth/Marriage certificate (as applicable)

https://www.blsindia-canada.com/ottawa-jurisdiction/track-application.php
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[MTLasalle]

Finally we are seeing Ottawa's August applicants being processed.

OCI Status-Report
OCI-Application Status Details

Applicant Name	XXXXXXXXX
File Reference Number	CANXXXXXX
Date Of Acknowledgment	01-AUG-2022
Registration Status at Mission	OTTAWA
Documents Printing Status	PROCESSED	On	16-SEP-2022
Dispatched From MEA (OCI )	NEW DELHI	On
Document received At	OTTAWA	On

@D3xt0r did you got your OCI card?

 

[abbas.pasha]

Hi Friends,
Oci application for kid born in UAE. The UAE embassy CA attestation of birth certificate is required. Anyone knows how to contact UAE embassy for this job. They are almost inaccessible thru phone email or any other way. I do not have my kid’s Emirates ID to register online.

I have not done that for my kid's application but you can try and reach out to them via email and check ?
email is mentioned in this link: https://www.mofaic.gov.ae/en/Missions/Ottawa/The-Embassy/About-the-Embassy