OCI process

[eas2lv]

Oci application sent Aug 25,2023
Date of acknowledgement Sep 21,2023
Current status: under process..

Anyone has same time line?

As Nova Scotia is in Toronto jurisdiction, you can see timelines of others in my tracker : OCI Tracker - Toronto

 

[eas2lv]

You think I would have asked that question if Toronto was mentioned initially?

I don't think so

 

[eas2lv]

Nova Scotia

Do you know when the application was received in BLS and when they processed it for passing on to the consulate? Sometimes postal applications stall a few days at BLS and that could explain your delayed acknowledgement.
Others who got acknowledged same time as your have recently reached the "PROCESSED" stage. Expect to see some movement soon. Good luck.

 

[Boviesam]

Hi guys need help.

1. I succesfully uploaded my 5 month baby's fingerprint on the application form. But what about the checklist at the "Details to be filled by the applicant". What to do here? Do I need to fill it up, scan it, paste my baby's fingerprint, print it again and then mail? That sounds like a lot of work. How to do this? Can parents sign this area instead of baby?
2. My baby is Canadian born. So the "Previous nationality of applicant" would be NA right? Asking because one of the BLS guides mentioned you need to mention India. Please help.

 

[eas2lv]

@Neetit Did you apply in Toronto? Postal or in-person? I want to add you to my tracker if Toronto (Sep 23?).

 

[forw.jane]

Hi guys need help.

1. I succesfully uploaded my 5 month baby's fingerprint on the application form. But what about the checklist at the "Details to be filled by the applicant". What to do here? Do I need to fill it up, scan it, paste my baby's fingerprint, print it again and then mail? That sounds like a lot of work. How to do this? Can parents sign this area instead of baby?
2. My baby is Canadian born. So the "Previous nationality of applicant" would be NA right? Asking because one of the BLS guides mentioned you need to mention India. Please help.

For 2, you or spouse were Indian when your baby was born?

 

[Boviesam]

For 2, you or spouse were Indian when your baby was born?

Yes. We were both and we still have our Indian passports, Canadian PR

 

[forw.jane]

Yes. We were both and we still have our Indian passports, Canadian PR

https://eoi.gov.in/eoisearch/MyPrint.php?11788?001/0030#:~:text=For obtaining Indian nationality, birth,Home Affairs, Government of India.

Maybe the BLS guide says it, as kid is eligible for Indian citizenship even though it got Canadian citizenship by birth.
A bit of technicality is involved. Also once kid turns 18, they can decide to keep one of it, so they have the privilege of dual citizenship till then.

According to me no harm going with the BLS guide. Others please help @Boviesam with this question as many in this forum would have done OCI application for a kid born in Canada.

 

[jaydevadhikari]

Since most people's photos get rejected by BLS, I recommended my wife to get her photo clicked in the BLS office. But how does that work when submitting the online application? Given that it cannot be printed without uploading a photo, and it has to be the same one that I physically submit. Has anyone clicked the picture in BLS, and how did you manage the online application?

 

[Kanedaa]

I made a table of recent Toronto/Brampton applications collected from posts here.. Pls suggest corrections/updates. The application date for postal ones are estimates of when BLS might have processed them for consistency with in-person ones. Apologies for any typos of user handles etc.

Name	Applied	Ack-ed	Processed	Received
Info22	11 Aug	24 Aug	5 Oct
rocky_143_20	25 Aug	8 Sep	28 Sep
Jatt_Warrior	25 Aug	8 Sep	29 Sep	5 Oct
nikshit	30 Aug	13 Sep	4 Oct
ashwsh4	31 Aug	13 Sep	5 Oct
kurtrules		13 Sep	5 Oct
Mazallstar	1 Sep	14 Sep	5 Oct
singh_maninder	`	14 Sep	5 Oct
ZIWISHCan	7 Sep	21 Sep
rizingphoenix	8 Sep	19 Sep
fshalk	15 Sep	28 Sep
Amandeep62	18 Sep	3 Oct
vipinalt	21 Sep	4 Oct
tarun110	22 Sep	5 Oct
RedWhiteRed	22 Sep	6 Oct
ranjeeth87	23 Sep	6 Oct
Retruitious	23 Sep
somak2001	25 Sep
Terminator	28 Sep
eas2lv	4 Oct

Add mine please.

Postal application for new OCI, delivered on Oct-6

 

[eas2lv]

Add mine please.

Postal application for new OCI, delivered on Oct-6

Done. OCI Tracker - Toronto
Please post here when BLS status changes to Processing with Consulate as this is a postal application. Thanks.

 

[forw.jane]

Since most people's photos get rejected by BLS, I recommended my wife to get her photo clicked in the BLS office. But how does that work when submitting the online application? Given that it cannot be printed without uploading a photo, and it has to be the same one that I physically submit. Has anyone clicked the picture in BLS, and how did you manage the online application?

I guess BLS does it for you and charges a ton of money for it.

 

[Simi_Sandhu]

Document printing status- processed- 4th oct
Dispatched from New Delhi MEA oci- 5th oct
Document received at Vancouver- 5th oct
Document received at BLS after printing- 6th oct.
3 applications. No update since 6th oct. How long will they hold at BLS. It usually takes 1 day after dispatch status. But I don’t see any dispatch status. Our flight is booked for 16th oct.

 

[forw.jane]

Document printing status- processed- 4th oct
Dispatched from New Delhi MEA oci- 5th oct
Document received at Vancouver- 5th oct
Document received at BLS after printing- 6th oct.
3 applications. No update since 6th oct. How long will they hold at BLS. It usually takes 1 day after dispatch status. But I don’t see any dispatch status. Our flight is booked for 16th oct.

Did you choose courier option?

 

[eas2lv]

Document printing status- processed- 4th oct
Dispatched from New Delhi MEA oci- 5th oct
Document received at Vancouver- 5th oct
Document received at BLS after printing- 6th oct.
3 applications. No update since 6th oct. How long will they hold at BLS. It usually takes 1 day after dispatch status. But I don’t see any dispatch status. Our flight is booked for 16th oct.

Give it a few working days for dispatch.