Yes it's of no use as it is already cancelled, so don't worry. All you need now is the OCI Booklet.
OCI process
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I got the Surrender Certificate delivered by Purolator today. That was very quick. It took just 8 Business Days for in-person application submission at BLS Toronto.
The BLS Staff gave me a lot of grief for extra space in my father's name in the Surrender Certificate Application. They initially asked me to come back with a new application. I managed to convince them to submit as-is. The Surrender Certificate has just my name and cancelled passport number and doesn't have any other info. Wonder why the BLS staff made so much fuss about something that's irrelevant.
Rant: I was a bit disappointed to see that "Certificate" was on a letter-size print paper. If it is such an important document as they make it out to be, they could at least print it on better-quality paper.
I am surprised (and, also happy) that BLS service quality has become better.
To all who does not like BLS: I said better, never said it's the best. Peace
Hopefully, I get OCI in a quick timeline as well. Now, I have to find an earlier appointment for OCI.I am surprised (and, also happy) that BLS service quality has become better.
To all who does not like BLS: I said better, never said it's the best. Peace
Just curious after reading some messages in the forum, when they say Dispatched from MEA, what exactly are they "Dispatching"? OCI card? Does anyone know?
I am guessing it's the approval from New Delhi. It's seems impossible that they can consistently dispatch from ND an receive in Canada on the same day. I assume all material processes happen in the respective consulate / high commission.
8:00 am appointment is available in Toronto this Saturday. You can any category to book an appointment. They don't care as long as you have an appointment. Also consider using BLS Brampton.
Thank you so much. I just grabbed it. I will keep an eye for BLS Brampton and switch over if a slot opens before it.
Although already answered by @Hot2Cold, they just use the word Passport instead of OCI for some reason. In one way, it indeed is our passport to enter India, we being the Overseas Citizens of India. The card itself also does look like the Indian Passport itself.
But yes, it does not mean the actual old Indian or the new Canadian passport, and no stamping on either of those.
I had also been using the BLS tracker auto-fill to copy paste the Ref no. onto the OCI tracker. Passport number I had memorized after few tries.
As for captcha, I didn't mind it much, as it gave some extra time to pray for a status change before hitting Enter.
I submitted OCI app on Monday at BLS Calgary.
The Status Enquiry tab on OCI website does not work, however Track Application on BLS website woks, it was under process until y'day and today it changed to Processing at Consulate General.
The BLS agent told me, the current processing time for OCI is 4-5 weeks atm due to passport delay.
The Status Enquiry tab on OCI website does not work, however Track Application on BLS website woks, it was under process until y'day and today it changed to Processing at Consulate General.
The BLS agent told me, the current processing time for OCI is 4-5 weeks atm due to passport delay.
OCI Processed, timeline in signature
| Documents Printing Status | PROCESSED | on | 08-JUN-2022 |
| Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) | NEW DELHI | on | 08-JUN-2022 |
| Document received At | TORONTO | on | 08-JUN-2022 |