Indian passport surrender

[sam2326]

Applied in person on 22nd nov and ready for pick up on 28th dec

 

[ankurbhatia17]

Guys, I had randomly booked an appointment for OCI card for 29th dec morning at Ottawa BLS. Till today morning my status was processing at high commission. But I just checked and it changed to ready for collection. The pick up time is 3-4.30pm. Do you guys think I should take chance and go prepared tomorrow morning and request them to give me surrender certificate in the morning itself which I can attach with the application. Please suggest

I doubt they would entertain your request, they usually don’t do that. I have had this experience in the past and saw something similar happening with a guy during my last visit to BLS. Still there is no harm, you never know you might get lucky.
Side question- When did you apply for SC? Mind sharing timeline

 

[ankurbhatia17]

Applied in person on 22nd nov and ready for pick up on 28th dec

I applied on Nov 21st for myself and my wife, still no updates for me

 

[sam2326]

I applied on Nov 21st for myself and my wife, still no updates for me

I believe in a day or two you should get an update

 

[forw.jane]

Guys, I had randomly booked an appointment for OCI card for 29th dec morning at Ottawa BLS. Till today morning my surrender certificate status was processing at high commission. But I just checked and it changed to ready for collection. The pick up time is 3-4.30pm. Do you guys think I should take chance and go prepared tomorrow morning and request them to give me surrender certificate in the morning itself which I can attach with the application. Please suggest

Morning the counter is busy collecting new applications. They will not entertain it. 3-4.30 pm they usually have it all ready to give. Better to go at the scheduled time.

 

[forw.jane]

I applied on Nov 21st for myself and my wife, still no updates for me

Are you checking status on passport site ?

 

[ankurbhatia17]

Are you checking status on passport site ?

Yes, checked both websites -passport and bls

 

[kmsbytes]

Applied in person on 22nd nov and ready for pick up on 28th dec

Did u applied in Ottawa branch?. I applied in Ottawa branch on 22nd but no updates till now on passportindia.gov.in as well as BLS sites. Thanks

 

[abbas.pasha]

https://cgivancouver.gov.in/public_files/assets/pdf/Vancouver_press_29122023_2.pdf

 

[tejaspan]

Do we need to send original Canadian passport for verification or just the copy?

In the checklist it says: (e) Canadian/Foreign passport* (Copy)

But in the (e) section it says:

"Please enclose photo page of your Canadian / Foreign Passport having photographs and details of your passport. Original Passport is required to be submitted for verification, it will be returned back after verification. Copies must be self-attested (signed) by the applicant."

I'm confused now.

 

[forw.jane]

Do we need to send original Canadian passport for verification or just the copy?

In the checklist it says: (e) Canadian/Foreign passport* (Copy)

But in the (e) section it says:

"Please enclose photo page of your Canadian / Foreign Passport having photographs and details of your passport. Original Passport is required to be submitted for verification, it will be returned back after verification. Copies must be self-attested (signed) by the applicant."

I'm confused now.

If you doing postal no need to send original. Attested copy is enough. If you going in-person they check and return it.

 

[tejaspan]

Yeah I'll be doing mail. Thats good to know. Thank you so much.

 

[Troy2245]

Hi Guys

While applying Surrender certificate online in MEA portal, my last indian passport was issued in Toronto.

As I understand, Montreal J zip codes come under high commission Ottawa.

When I completed the form on MEA and looked at PDF, it says Consulate general of toronto on top instead of High Commission of India, Ottawa.

Is this right what I am seeing and there would be no issues?

 

[sam2326]

Hi Guys

While applying Surrender certificate online in MEA portal, my last indian passport was issued in Toronto.

As I understand, Montreal J zip codes come under high commission Ottawa.

When I completed the form on MEA and looked at PDF, it says Consulate general of toronto on top instead of High Commission of India, Ottawa.

Is this right what I am seeing and there would be no issues?

No… you need to create a new profile under the new high commission and then submit the form. They will reject the application if you don’t change

 

[Troy2245]

No… you need to create a new profile under the new high commission and then submit the form. They will reject the application if you don’t change

How do I change?
In MEA website when I login, it doesn't say to choose consulate city. Only Canada as a country can be chosen.