OCI process

[ASB123]

*UPDATE on BLS tracking after following updates on OCI portal*

OCI:

Date Of Acknowledgment	17-OCT-2024
Registration Status at Mission	TORONTO
OCI- Number	XXXXXXX
Documents Printing Status	PROCESSED	On	07-NOV-2024
Dispatched From MEA (OCI )	NEW DELHI	On	08-NOV-2024
Document received At	TORONTO	On	15-NOV-2024

BLS: Updated on Nov 19 as of 11:30AM

Application Status

(Counter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stamping)

Did you received your oci?

 

[ASB123]

Update on BLS tracking after following updates on OCI portal

15-Oct-2024 : Processing at Consulate General (BLS)
17-Oct-2024 : UNDER-PROCESS (OCI Portal)
07-Nov-2024 : PROCESSED(OCI Portal)
08-Nov-2024 : Dispatched From MEA (OCI ) NEW DELHI (OCI Portal)
15-Nov-2024 : Document received At TORONTO (OCI Portal)

Application Status

(Counter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stamping)

Did you received ur oci?

 

[Dhan09]

Hi for postal applications, BLS will return the original Canadian passport after verifying it or need to wait until the processing of OCI application from India, any insights please?

 

[Prateek710]

Your Ack Date is 19th Sep and this is Vancouver location.
My Ack Date was Sep 11th and today the OCI card is Out for delivery.

Does OCI services work on weekends too or should I expect my changes now next week only. technically it's Friday here tomorrow but should be Saturday in India

 

[forw.jane]

Hi for postal applications, BLS will return the original Canadian passport after verifying it or need to wait until the processing of OCI application from India, any insights please?

You should not be sending original passport. Copy is enough. Even if you do they will return it after verifying.

 

[Illusionchafe]

I called BLS this morning at 8am, the customer service lady said, sir neither of your family members OCI is received at BLS. She said since you applied on Dec 28 you have to wait till end of this month to get the status updated.
Post this call I used the escalation matrix (level II) to escalate the issue for each application

And then at 9:15, Purolator knocks at my door with my OCI

Where can I get this escalation matrix please?

 

[abbas.pasha]

Where can I get this escalation matrix please?

https://www.blsindia-canada.com/toronto-jurisdiction/escalation-matrix.php

 

[ASB123]

Just checked BLS tracking website and 12 digit Purolator tracking number popped up, so basically main OCI status tracking website is not getting updated after OCI dispatched from New Delhi. You only need to keep on tracking through BLS tracking website once "Counter Delivery to BLS Centre after OCI stamping" shows and next day you see 12 digit purolator number there then you will receive an OCI very next business day. Hope it helps, cheers

When you received OcI? Saturday or Monday?

 

[Dhan09]

You should not be sending original passport. Copy is enough. Even if you do they will return it after verifying.

okay thank you

 

[Prateek710]

Applied on - 15 September at Surrey office
Acknowledgment date -21st September
Processed On- 23rd November
Dispatched On- not updated yet
Received On - not updated yet
Finally a relief!
OCI number generated online

 

[dazzlingdia2020]

Hi, can anyone please explain what exactly goes into an "employment letter" in the OCI process? Can anyone share a sample?

The second question is -this declaration of voter id and ration card surrender, do we upload this along with the other documents in the online portal? or we sign it and submit in person or post along with other docs when we are submitting our file? I plan on going in person at BLS Center.

 

[Viren Malhotra]

https://blsindia-canada.ca/pickup-instructions

Pickup and Dropoff: 70$ (Inside Province)
Pickup and Dropoff: 90$ (Outside Province)

Kindly checkout the above mentioned website guys, seriously very helpful. Basically we guys live 7 people at Nova-Scotia, and we were wanted to apply for PCC,
When we called the customer care, they were telling us to pay 124$(for pickup and drop-off), that is for each

Luckily my one of my friend sent me this website link for purchasing courier, which is more cheaper (30$ cheaper what call centre was offering).
At the same time they offer free form filling. Please check it out, It will be easy for all the individuals who are suffering, mostly the students.

We all 7 people received the PCC at our place.Basically we purchased 3 pickup and drop off and four separate drop-off.

I hope every get their work done easily.

Thanks for sharing the link. Even i did it. Literally, it was very quick and even i got it in a cheaper price. I live in chester, nova scotia . I was trying to contact call centre but no one asnwered then i got this link from my friend about this. Really guys it’s really helpful

 

[margeepatel10]

Thanks for sharing the link. Even i did it. Literally, it was very quick and even i got it in a cheaper price. I live in chester, nova scotia . I was trying to contact call centre but no one asnwered then i got this link from my friend about this. Really guys it’s really helpful

Viren Can you help me how its work? i live in PEI i want to book courier service

 

[Viren Malhotra]

Viren Can you help me how its work? i live in PEI i want to book courier service

Hi margee!
Okay, im provinding the link below, you can follow the procedure, seriously it was so easy

https://blsindia-canada.ca/pickup-instructions

First you need to choose pickup and dropoff as the price is 90$

if youre choosing only pickup the price is 60$

better you opt for pickup and dropoff. After entering the address and choosing the pickup time, you go to the checkout page, then you pay the amount.

you will get an automated message stating youre label will be provided within 30-60 minutes, but it wont take that much time, you get it in 15min to your email id along with the
Pickup timings.

i hope the message guided you well, please revert if you had anyother questions

 

[Prateek710]

@Marie_Cute how many days it takes for the updates to take place once the OCI is processed?

Applied on - 15 September at Surrey office
Acknowledgment date -21st September
Processed On- 23rd November
Dispatched On- not updated yet
Received On - not updated yet
Finally a relief!
OCI number generated online