OCI Application - BLS Montreal by appointment
Application Submitted - 1 June, 2024
Date of Acknowledgement - 4 June, 2024
Document printed - 19 July, 2024
Dispatched - 23 July, 2024
Received at Ottawa - 26 July, 2024
Ready for collection on BLS Tracker - 30 July, 2024
Collected from BLS Montreal - 31 July, 2024
Booking appointment - I checked every single day for a week. Dates became available one of those days for 20 days down the line. Sometimes, these available dates can go up to 2 months from what I have witnessed.
BLS Montreal / BLS Ottawa - BLS Montreal and BLS Ottawa seem way nicer compared to Toronto, Brampton or Mississauga. Never had to pay an extra cent at BLS Montreal (both surrender certificate application and OCI). Friends who went to BLS Ottawa had to pay less than 5 extra dollars and that too mostly for their own mistakes. Both Ottawa and Montreal offices are less busy and less crowded. Staff at BLS Montreal have been kind, helpful and courteous.
Timelines - Way longer compared to Toronto jurisdiction. 7-8 weeks on average.
Hi can you please tell me what form of communication you receivedon date of acknowledgement? email? sms? status update on OCI website? status update on BLS website? Thanks.
for postal application - submit self-attested copies of all your supporting documents . ( I won't trust my life on the incompetent BLS associates )
for walkin application - carry the originals supporting documents with you, the BLS associate will check them ( some associates dont even check supporting documents )
for postal application - submit self-attested copies of all your supporting documents . ( I won't trust my life on the incompetent BLS associates )
for walkin application - carry the originals supporting documents with you, the BLS associate will check them ( some associates dont even check supporting documents )
You need to upload originals along with OCI online application and like @BeerBeem said carry originals if going inperson, postal only send self attested copies.
You need to upload originals along with OCI online application and like @BeerBeem said carry originals if going inperson, postal only send self attested copies.
Location : Toronto
Application sent by post : 25th June
Acknowledgement email : 27th June
Acknowledgement OCI website : 9th July
Document Printed : 1st Aug
Dispatched from MEA : 2nd Aug
You need to upload originals along with OCI online application and like @BeerBeem said carry originals if going inperson, postal only send self attested copies.
DO you see the PROCESSING update on BLS website or is it on the OCI website?
I still see UNDERPROCESS on BLS and NO RECORD FOUND on OCI. Some Customer care agents say its on route to the consulate and some say it already reached consulate last week. SO confused about what to do...
Your OCI will be dispatched from India and will be received at CGI (hence, still Processing at Consulate General) and then sent to BLS for purolator collection.
