Indian passport surrender

[BoxOfCrayon]

for walkins, atleast go there by 5 am. people are lining up from 3am

Which office are you referring to?
The lineup was massive earlier this year. Did the situation not improve?

 

[SST2023]

Hey ,

Still can't track my application.
Postal Application sent by Purolator to BLS Surrey on Oct 3
Package delivered on Oct 4.
Anyone facing similar issue??

Have you got an update? I have the same issue.

 

[SST2023]

in the BLS website for the Track application, which option do we choose for Application Type:

• Passport
• OCI
• Visa
• PIO
• Consular

I assume it's Passport (for Surrender Certificate) but wanted to confirm because when I choose Passport, I still see a tracking from 2018 for my PCC application.

Hello! Did you mail out the application? can we track the application as soon as it is delivered by Purolator?

 

[ryalla]

Which office are you referring to?
The lineup was massive earlier this year. Did the situation not improve?

toronto location. i went at 5 am last month and i was the 25th person in line

 

[PMV]

Waiting for Purolator all day. So far no sign of them. Tracking still hasn’t gone to “in transit”.

 

[PMV]

I am expecting the certificate today too and total time taken was 5 weeks (postal).

did you receive it?

 

[OllySyd]

Hi All---What is the overall timeline for passport surrender certificate from submissions to receipt of the certificate.

If passport is issued in Toronto is the timeline any different?

 

[francaispourquebec]

did you receive it?

Not yet, should receive it today as per the tracker.

 

[sayedsameer84]

You don't need canadian passport for surrendering indian passports. You can Give a declaration mentioning that you are in the process of applying for canadian passport..

Oh is it? I looked at the Checklist and it says Canadian Passport (original) must be presented for in-person verification and a self-attested copy must be submitted with the surrender application. Is this no longer required?

 

[PMV]

Not yet, should receive it today as per the tracker.

received cancelled passports + surrender certificates 1 hour ago. OCI submission next.. contemplating if I should go tomorrow or a weekday to wait in line.

 

[BoxOfCrayon]

How much time does it take to move from the 'Surrender certificate has been printed' to the next status? My application has not moved in a week.

My timelines:

Application type: Post to BLS Brampton
Application posted: 29th Sep 2022
Application Delivered: 04th Oct 2022
Processing at Consulate General: 12th Oct 2022
Surrender certificate has been granted and is available for issuance: 20th Oct 2022
Surrender certificate has been printed: 21st Oct 2022

 

[PMV]

How much time does it take to move from the 'Surrender certificate has been printed' to the next status? My application has not moved in a week.

My timelines:

Application type: Post to BLS Brampton
Application posted: 29th Sep 2022
Application Delivered: 04th Oct 2022
Processing at Consulate General: 12th Oct 2022
Surrender certificate has been granted and is available for issuance: 20th Oct 2022
Surrender certificate has been printed: 21st Oct 2022

check the BLS tracker?

 

[BoxOfCrayon]

received cancelled passports + surrender certificates 1 hour ago. OCI submission next.. contemplating if I should go tomorrow or a weekday to wait in line.

Please share your experience if you choose to submit in person

 

[BoxOfCrayon]

check the BLS tracker?

BLS is still showing 'Processing at Consulate General'

 

[francaispourquebec]

received cancelled passports + surrender certificates 1 hour ago. OCI submission next.. contemplating if I should go tomorrow or a weekday to wait in line.

I received it too. I am planning a OCI walk-in tomorrow. If I don't do so, I will be unable to go until Wednesday and I have travel plans in Dec. It's also better to get tired during a weekend rather than middle of the week.