Try calling the consulate. their number is written on the surrender certificate. read earlier about same condition as well and that person was able to collect it from consulate in toronto.
OCI process
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First follow-up on BLS webiste In a day or 2 its should say Processing at Consulate General
When that happens track the status on OCI website: https://ociservices.gov.in/statusEnqury, but please first updates will only be around 20+ days or so first with a date of acknowledgement.
30+ days after that Document printing status gets updated (around this stage OCI# gets generated)
2-3 days later Dispatch from MEA
2-3 days later Documents received at gets updated with a date..
Once this is completed circle back on BLS website and tarck the status of your application which should be ready for pick/couriered within a week from the above date
so all in all 2 mahina lagega..
| Applicant Name | |||
| File Reference Number | xxxxx | ||
| Date Of Acknowledgment | xxxxx | ||
| Registration Status at Mission | TORONTO | ||
| OCI Number | xxxxx | ||
| Documents Printing Status | PROCESSED | On | xxxxx |
| Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) | NEW DELHI | On | xxxxx |
| Document received At | TORONTO | On | xxxxx |
Once the OCI website updates to OCI is processed and printed, you should be able to collect the OCI document in about a week.
If you still do not see a tracker update on BLS website i.e. "Ready for collection" you can email the following:
to enquire about the OCI pickup
@abbas.pasha is it possible to get OCI in India after being there on entry visa for 6 months? Or would the bureaucracy and corruption be excessive?
Also is it still possible to submit renunciation and entry visa at the same time or has this changed?
Thanks for your help.
Also is it still possible to submit renunciation and entry visa at the same time or has this changed?
Thanks for your help.
I don't know tbh because this statement is not very clear Foreign nationals cannot apply for OCI in India while on Tourist Visa, Missionary Visa and Mountaineering Visa. Moreover, the foreigner has to be ordinarily resident of India to be eligible to apply for OCI registration in India.
https://ociservices.gov.in/
You can apply for surrender and visa at the same time. My suggestion would be to only apply for surrender at BLS and apply for eVisa online https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/evisa/tvoa.html
Thanks. I read here that one can make an OCI application with the concerned FRRO, but I don't know anyone who has tried this. Short term visas can't be converted it seems only Entry Visa (x1) which permits long term stay in India would be eligible.
But the very thought of having to deal with Indian bureaucracy makes me shudder. I've had terrible experiences before.
In the worst case I would need to return to Canada and apply for OCI.
search on this forum about exit permit and read through if you can find latest posts on it..
I found one form the thread recently, but OP after creating the post vanishes
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/exit-permit-in-india-after-acquiring-a-foreign-passport.749797/#post-10433728
When submitting the OCI application, do they keep the canadian passport with them for a visa stamp inside?
No...
Only Indian passport/surrender certificate if they like you
(aka its random request, some applicants get, others don't)PS: OCI is not a stamp on your Canadian passport, its a separate booklet which is issued and it: https://www.immihelp.com/sample-oci-card/
I think exit permit is only needed if you somehow acquire a foreign passport inside India and want to leave with it. I would hopefully be travelling on a Canadian passport.search on this forum about exit permit and read through if you can find latest posts on it..
I found one form the thread recently, but OP after creating the post vanishes
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/exit-permit-in-india-after-acquiring-a-foreign-passport.749797/#post-10433728
Vanishes or.. made to vanish?
anything possible in India!My timeline
Submitted application at BLS Surrey : March 21
Date of Acknowledgement: March 29
Status says processing. Anyone with similar timeline from BC?
Submitted application at BLS Surrey : March 21
Date of Acknowledgement: March 29
Status says processing. Anyone with similar timeline from BC?
Try tracking directly in Purolator with your file reference number, sometimes they don't update in BLS website.
| Date Of Acknowledgment | 22-MAR-2023 | ||
| Registration Status at Mission | TORONTO | ||
| OCI- Number | AXXXXXX | ||
| Documents Printing Status | PROCESSED | On | 13-APR-2023 |
| Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) | NEW DELHI | On | 19-APR-2023 |
| Document received At | TORONTO | On | 19-APR-2023 |
Submitted at BLS Brampton on March 9th. Finally it's updated, hopefully will receive in one week.