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OCI process

abbas.pasha

VIP Member
Sep 17, 2016
3,605
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Travelers using OCI at the time of online checkin might not be able to complete their online checkin.
They will have to checkin for flights over the counter. This is because of OCI expiry date which in most cases does not have any expiry date.

It happened with me when I traveled from YYZ to DEL earlier in March.

I was just now looking at info online and found this post on from Vistara. Try that if it works for you
 

ujji

Full Member
Jan 28, 2021
28
4
Hello all,
I was filling out the Entry Visa form for my Dad and discovered that the Given Name field is Mandatory. On his Canadian Passport, his full name is printed in the surname field and the Given Name field is left empty (No XXX). Is anyone else in the same boat? Just trying to figure out a way around it.
 

time1976

Full Member
Oct 17, 2023
28
20
I applied for e-visa on Sept 19 (might have been Sept 20 according to IST). The decision to suspend was effective from Sept 21. So I tend to not trust those folks who are claiming their e-visa applications have been approved post the resumption announced earlier today.
 

GagzV

Full Member
Sep 8, 2015
29
8
Job Offer........
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For Ottawa -

NameDate of AcknowledgementProcessed dateOCI received dateTotal processing time
truthbetold21-JUL-202303-Oct-202310 weeks 4 days
samdevban1-AUG-202327-Sep-202305-Oct-20239 weeks 2 days
reenal14-AUG-20236-Oct-202313-Oct-20238 weeks 4 days
@sasharma2516-AUG-202317-Oct-2023
rizwan23arif16-AUG-202312-Oct-202317-Oct-20238 weeks 6 days
myindia17-AUG-202313-Oct-202320-Oct-20239 weeks 1 day
VimalSagar18-AUG-202317-Oct-202325-Oct-20239 weeks 5 days
chvvkc18-AUG-202317-Oct-202323-Oct-20239 weeks 3 days
@Shinda54522-AUG-202318-Oct-2023
@bulls2323-AUG-202319-Oct-2023
ksr07023-AUG-202319-Oct-202324-Oct-20238 weeks 6 days
@forw.jane1-SEP-2023
@GagzV11-SEP-2023
@anksyahoo16-SEP-2023
@ankurbhatia1728-SEP-2023
@Sammzk13-OCT-2023
Thanks for maintaining the tracker. Ottawa Seems to be running very slow. Did anyone try reaching BLS and checking if there is any update as we have past 6 weeks after Ack date. Hoping to see some update soon.
 

eas2lv

Champion Member
Oct 6, 2023
1,133
551
Toronto
Category........
WP
Visa Office......
Toronto
NOC Code......
21100
For the visas that are opening on the 26th. Whats the quickest one to get? Just wondering
Good question. I think its conference visa (5 days in the past, consulate site still says 5 days, BLS states conflicting numbers).
You need an invitation from a conference though. The only one for which no such extra documentation is required (except proof of PIO) is entry visa.
 

forw.jane

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2019
6,906
2,808
Thanks for maintaining the tracker. Ottawa Seems to be running very slow. Did anyone try reaching BLS and checking if there is any update as we have past 6 weeks after Ack date. Hoping to see some update soon.
Contacting BLS is a futile exercise. They just tell nothing is in there hand. It's totally High commission driven.
 
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nivaan5

Star Member
Oct 2, 2023
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Travelers using OCI at the time of online checkin might not be able to complete their online checkin.
They will have to checkin for flights over the counter. This is because of OCI expiry date which in most cases does not have any expiry date.

It happened with me when I traveled from YYZ to DEL earlier in March.

I was just now looking at info online and found this post on from Vistara. Try that if it works for you
Hi there
We had the same issue when we tried checking in for our son who is a oci holder a few months ago. We were flying Etihad. At the counter they told us to enter the expiry date of the passport in the expiry date field
 

aaravchugh

Full Member
Oct 16, 2023
25
6
Good question. I think its conference visa (5 days in the past, consulate site still says 5 days, BLS states conflicting numbers).
You need an invitation from a conference though. The only one for which no such extra documentation is required (except proof of PIO) is entry visa.
Thank you, Time to get invited to a conference LOL