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Torontosingh

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Apr 28, 2021
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Hello ,
My spouse submitted application for OCI on March 1, at Brampton, date of ackowledgment is March, 16 and we recieved our orignal surrender certificate via courier on March 19.
When i track application on oci website it says under process and on BLS website it say orignal documents returned via purolator , how long it will take to get OCI , its been 40 days since the application is submitted ? Can someone please confirm . Thanks
 

abbas.pasha

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Sep 17, 2016
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Hello ,
My spouse submitted application for OCI on March 1, at Brampton, date of ackowledgment is March, 16 and we recieved our orignal surrender certificate via courier on March 19.
When i track application on oci website it says under process and on BLS website it say orignal documents returned via purolator , how long it will take to get OCI , its been 40 days since the application is submitted ? Can someone please confirm . Thanks
It takes 2 months (from the date of submission) for applications submitted in Brampton/Toronto
 
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svs03

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Mar 5, 2019
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Hello ,
My spouse submitted application for OCI on March 1, at Brampton, date of ackowledgment is March, 16 and we recieved our orignal surrender certificate via courier on March 19.
When i track application on oci website it says under process and on BLS website it say orignal documents returned via purolator , how long it will take to get OCI , its been 40 days since the application is submitted ? Can someone please confirm . Thanks
From what i have seen it generally takes about 3 weeks from the date of acknowledgement on oci portal. i think you will see some update on oci portal in a few days and you will receive the oci in mail within a week of the update.
 
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gaurav_mca

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Oct 1, 2018
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Hello,

My status just got updated. Following is my timeline:-

OCI Submission Walkin @ Brampton Feb. 25,2023
DOA Mar. 15, 2023
Registration Status at Mission Toronto
Documents Printing Status Processed (Apr. 6, 2023)
Dispatched from MEA New Delhi (Apr. 6, 2023)
Document received at Toronto (Apr. 6, 2023)
Thanks for update .
 

gaurav_mca

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Oct 1, 2018
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Thanks for update .
Hello Everyone.
OCI Submission Walkin @ Brampton Feb. 25,2023
DOA Mar. 15, 2023
Registration Status at Mission Toronto
Documents Printing Status Processed (Apr. 10, 2023)
Dispatched from MEA New Delhi (Apr. 10, 2023)
Document received at Toronto (Apr. 10, 2023)
 

navid2014

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Jul 9, 2014
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New OCI card will not be issued, in OCI Miscellaneous Services (https://ociservices.gov.in/capchaActionMisc) you can update new passport details, photo and signature
Thanks @yaml the OCI Miscellaneous Services section where we can update the nationality does not give an option to update the Dual Nationality.

Have you or any other been through this process of updating Dual Nationality (US and Canadian) onto OCI?
 

Lapta

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Jul 3, 2015
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Hello Everyone.

OCI Submission Walkin @ Brampton Feb. 28,2023

DOA Mar. 16, 2023

Registration Status at Mission Toronto

Documents Printing Status Processed (Apr. 11, 2023)

Dispatched from MEA New Delhi (Apr. 11, 2023)

Document received at Toronto (Apr. 11, 2023)
 
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seamarine

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Jun 5, 2018
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Thanks @yaml the OCI Miscellaneous Services section where we can update the nationality does not give an option to update the Dual Nationality.

Have you or any other been through this process of updating Dual Nationality (US and Canadian) onto OCI?
You would have seen an option only to update the new passport correct? In which case the previous US passport linked to the oci is not valid anymore..and when the us passport expires and you get a new one you will need to overwrite the Canadian passport on the oci website.
 

abbas.pasha

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Sep 17, 2016
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You would have seen an option only to update the new passport correct? In which case the previous US passport linked to the oci is not valid anymore..and when the us passport expires and you get a new one you will need to overwrite the Canadian passport on the oci website.
Having a US passport with a approved OCI and then changing it to match the Canadian one ... Does it make sense ?
 

mapleleaf987

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Jun 29, 2017
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in the fresh OCI form, for applicants professional details,, what needs to be filled if i am not currently working? my last contract got over last year and i am in the middle of job search...thx
 

kohinoor13ster

Full Member
Jul 10, 2018
30
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Hello,

My status just got updated. Following is my timeline:-

OCI Submission Walkin @ Brampton Feb. 25,2023
DOA Mar. 15, 2023
Registration Status at Mission Toronto
Documents Printing Status Processed (Apr. 6, 2023)
Dispatched from MEA New Delhi (Apr. 6, 2023)
Document received at Toronto (Apr. 6, 2023)
Hello Everyone,

Just recevied my OCI through Purolator. The status on BLS tracking still says "Passport read for dispatch after OCI stamping".