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OCI process

gaurav1282

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I applied on Dec 15th (walk-in). What's a reasonable date by which I can expect to receive OCI at home? Is Feb 15th a reasonable estimate? What happens if no one is home to receive the OCI card? Would the Purolator or BLS folks hold the card for a month or would that be too long? Do they return it to the consulate after that?
No this stays with bls and you can collect pnçe ur back. i Have called them to confirm. I am having similar situation sinçe I apllied today and travelling on Feb last week. Likely I may get it as well. But not pinning any hopes with hopeless situation which all are in.
 

forw.jane

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Apr 29, 2019
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I applied on Dec 15th (walk-in). What's a reasonable date by which I can expect to receive OCI at home? Is Feb 15th a reasonable estimate? What happens if no one is home to receive the OCI card? Would the Purolator or BLS folks hold the card for a month or would that be too long? Do they return it to the consulate after that?
Five business days Purolator holds after that goes back to BLS. They hold it for a year if I am not wrong.
 

KNIGHTRIDER14

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Mar 27, 2017
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Can someone suggest if i opted for bls drop off to home but wants to collect from bls(time saving) is it possible and whats the procedure.Thanks
 

share_SK

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May 5, 2014
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Hello! Can some one please guide me. I had applied for OCI in person at Brampton BLS on Dec 9,2023 for a family of 3. I have no acknowledgement so far. OCI enquiry says no records found and BLS website says under processing. Wondering if something is wrong, as I have seen in the forum many people receive acknowledgement within 2 weeks or so.
 

forw.jane

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Apr 29, 2019
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Hello! Can some one please guide me. I had applied for OCI in person at Brampton BLS on Dec 9,2023 for a family of 3. I have no acknowledgement so far. OCI enquiry says no records found and BLS website says under processing. Wondering if something is wrong, as I have seen in the forum many people receive acknowledgement within 2 weeks or so.
It's more then a month these days. Next week you should get acknowledgement.
 

citi4raj

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Oct 30, 2018
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Hello! Can some one please guide me. I had applied for OCI in person at Brampton BLS on Dec 9,2023 for a family of 3. I have no acknowledgement so far. OCI enquiry says no records found and BLS website says under processing. Wondering if something is wrong, as I have seen in the forum many people receive acknowledgement within 2 weeks or so.
you will see update in oci website between 20-30 days from your bls application date

see mine in-person BLS Brampton for my son below:
Applied in bls brampton - 25 Nov
Ack Date- 21 Dec

see this tracker and add yours for better understanding:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1e8SgwxDg_XelPc4vY0YEAQ8aWH0bCHIoiSBLj0huHtc/edit?pli=1#gid=0
 

desmat

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Feb 8, 2018
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How to do postal applications now?

No link is there for postal anymore on bls website like it used to be there few days ago
 

Sahilsn927

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Aug 5, 2020
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Do we need to self the documents which we ar uploading in the portal? Or only the ones we are sending via mail? Please let me know as I already submitted the online form without attesting.