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rishi123

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May 15, 2019
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Hello everyone, just a quick question, whenever I enter passport number and file number to check the status on the oci website, while spinning it kind of changes the passport number, is that normal??
Note: the result page gives the correct name of the applicant etc though
 
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citi4raj

Champion Member
Oct 30, 2018
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Brampton
rishi123 said:
Hello everyone, just a quick question, whenever I enter passport number and file number to check the status on the oci website, while spinning it kind of changes the passport number, is that normal??
Note: the result page gives the correct name of the applicant etc though
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yes its normal.
 
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citi4raj

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Oct 30, 2018
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rushi.gada said:
Would you recommend OCI submission by post or in-person?
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if you can get appointment or willing to do walk-in and if BLS is near for you, I would suggest to do inperson. you can correct if any mistakes too and submit in one go. In postal , if any mistakes, u will loose 2 weeks time to get your application back. Now you can decide.
 
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abbas.pasha

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Sep 17, 2016
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swan0206 said:
Hey Abbas, can we apply SC and OCI both at the same time?? Or do we need to wait to receive SC first and then apply OCI??
Thanks.
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You cannot SC and OCI at the same time
Apply and receive SC first and only then apply for OCI
For SC you need Canadian Passport . BLS no longer entertains applications without the Canadian passport/Self Declaration Letter/Passport application under process
 
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citi4raj

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Oct 30, 2018
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Counter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stamping

Finally I see this update in bls site. Since it’s weekend , mostly Monday I may receive in hand.

Applicant NameXXXXX-----------
File Reference NumberXXXXX-----------
Application DateBLS BRAMPTON - INPERSONOn25-NOV-2023
Date Of AcknowledgmentOCI PORTALOn21-DEC-2023
Registration Status at MissionTORONTO-----------
OCI- NumberXXXXX-----------
Documents Printing StatusPROCESSEDOn29-JAN-2024
Dispatched From MEA (OCI )NEW DELHIOn30-JAN-2024
Document received AtTORONTOOn08-FEB-2024
BLS Status UpdateCounter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stampingOn09-FEB-2024
 
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roshinimeena

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Feb 9, 2024
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Hi Everyone

I applied oci for my newborn baby at Vancouver location on Jan 12, 2024. And the acknowledgment date in oci website is Jan 24, 2024. When will i get the oci. Because I wanna travel to India urgently. And also please suggest which visa would help me in this situation. I heard that if I am travelling on e-visa then we have to return to some country to get oci stamping and also some people will question us like how did you get your oci without going to Canada.
 
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forw.jane

VIP Member
Apr 29, 2019
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roshinimeena said:
Hi Everyone

I applied oci for my newborn baby at Vancouver location on Jan 12, 2024. And the acknowledgment date in oci website is Jan 24, 2024. When will i get the oci. Because I wanna travel to India urgently. And also please suggest which visa would help me in this situation. I heard that if I am travelling on e-visa then we have to return to some country to get oci stamping and also some people will question us like how did you get your oci without going to Canada.
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It would be end of March or Early April to get OCI in hand. You can travel to India on e-visa as OCI is under process. There is no issue in doing that. Do you have plans to live in India for more than 6 months?
 
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SSK1993

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Feb 10, 2021
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Anyone here went to the new BLS Toronto location recently? Just curious to know the experience if the wait for the people who have appointments are still 2 hours?
 
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