OCI process
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Another issue that I did not face with my younger daughter's OCI that was born here in Canada is the discrepancy between the Place/State/Country of birth on the Indian passport vs only the Place/Country of birth on the Canadian passport. E.g I am born in Delhi. On the Indian passport, it is mentioned "Delhi, Delhi" and on the Canadian passport it is mentioned "Delhi, IND".
On the completed form the name comes out to be "Delhi, Delhi, India".
There is no way to fix this discrepancy because the OCI form explicitly asks for both state & place and the Canadian passport only mentions Place.
Another e.g. - my daughter is born in Gurgaon, Haryana. On the completed form PDF it comes out as "Gurgaon, Haryana, India" vs Canadian passport "Gurgaon, IND"
Talk about pain in the a**!
I did read about your Delhi vs New Delhi concern @abbas.pasha Glad that it did not matter at the counter even though you were prepared with an affidavit.
On the completed form the name comes out to be "Delhi, Delhi, India".
There is no way to fix this discrepancy because the OCI form explicitly asks for both state & place and the Canadian passport only mentions Place.
Another e.g. - my daughter is born in Gurgaon, Haryana. On the completed form PDF it comes out as "Gurgaon, Haryana, India" vs Canadian passport "Gurgaon, IND"
Talk about pain in the a**!
I did read about your Delhi vs New Delhi concern @abbas.pasha Glad that it did not matter at the counter even though you were prepared with an affidavit.
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You can't apply for surrender and OCI at the same time. You need the surrender cert/cancelled passports back to apply for OCI, and that will be delivered to a Canadian address.
You can NOT change your status or extend your stay while you are in India on an e-visa. You are allowed to apply for OCI in India only if you are ordinarily resident of India (6 months of residence on a proper visa e.g. entry visa). Also you need to surrender your passport before you apply for OCI as posted above. Your best bet is to return to your ordinary place of residence, surrender your passport first (2-5 weeks), and then apply for OCI (2-3 months). Timelines are dependent on location where you apply in Canada.
If you wish to relocate to India sooner, apply for surrender certificate first and apply for entry visa. You may be able to apply for both concurrently - check with BLS. On an entry visa, once you enter India, register at FRRO for more than 180 day stay and once you establish residency, you can apply for OCI within India and change your status to indefinitely remain in India
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| Date Of Acknowledgment | 26-JUL-2023 | ||
| Registration Status at Mission | VANCOUVER | ||
| OCI Application Status | UNDER-PROCESS |
I ended up calling BLS and they generated pick and drop off lable and sent me link and then I paid. Saved $30 for original drop off charges.
We applied for OCI walk-in last week. Status for me and my wife showing incomplete/incorrect data, for kids this its showing processing at consulate general. Not sure as it does not provide much information. Do I need to call the BLS call center to find the issue / re-submit the application again? Anyone had this experiance? Thanks!
When i applied the oci for the first time of my minor child it got rejected because some signatures were missing and got the email as well. Maybe in your case if they are returning your application you will get the email. I called them as well and they told me the same thing. So you can try to call them
Thanks! Did you have to re-submit new application with draft and everything with pictures?
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