OCI process

[preet1911]

DO WE HAVE TO SEND ORIGINALS FOR POSTAL OCI APPLICATION please advice i searched but didn't get answers

No need to send originals, i have called BLS last week n they confirm only send self attest copies

 

[eas2lv]

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Does the oci status website keep saying “no such record found “ until it shows the acknowledgement date ?

also what does acknowledgement mean ? Does it mean HCI Toronto has the application or does it mean it’s now in India?

Your application has always been in India from the moment you fill it in online in the sense that everything happens in GOI servers hosted in India. The best guess I have is that, "acknowledgement" happens when the consulate has compared the support documents with application data and made the application active in the processing system. Security clearance process in India will start at that point.

 

[harneetk]

Few questions , so I dont make mistake.

1. Is declaration(last page of application) to be filled for minor child ?
2. Who would self- attest documents for minor?
3. Where and on which page both parents signature are required?
4. Is NOC required in case of minor(I got print but didn't fill yet)?

 

[abbas.pasha]

Few questions , so I dont make mistake.

1. Is declaration(last page of application) to be filled for minor child ?
2. Who would self- attest documents for minor?
3. Where and on which page both parents signature are required?
4. Is NOC required in case of minor(I got print but didn't fill yet)?

If you are submitting it in person, I would suggest do not sign the minor's document. When you go to BLS they will ask you to sign on the designated section/pages at the counter
-Yes
-Parents can.. If minor can sign/write his/her name it should be fine
- NOC is required with photographs of both parents

 

[abbas.pasha]

Have appointment tomorrow morning for OCI in Brampton. Any last minute advice?

Meditation karke jaana.. breathe in and breathe out...
be prepared for the pit falls ke photo theek nahin hain etc...
Checklist ke all pages print out karke leke jaana (for each application)
Demand Draft for each application
NOC for minor needs photograph of both parents

 

[harneetk]

If you are submitting it in person, I would suggest do not sign the minor's document. When you go to BLS they will ask you to sign on the designated section/pages at the counter
-Yes
-Parents can.. If minor can sign/write his/her name it should be fine
- NOC is required with photographs of both parents

Thank you so much.

 

[aghuman]

Thank you so much.

Gud luck is it under passport services or oci i mean your apptntment

 

[Sheru86]

Hello,

I am confused by the entire OCI process. If someone can please answer these questions, it would be really helpful. I did scan the forum, but there are so many pages and some contradicting answers (could be due to some change in rules/process). So if someone can answer these, that would be great.

1. Do I have to apply for surrender certificate first and then apply for OCI once I receive the certificate? Can they be done together?

2. If I choose to have BLS pick up my application, do I have to include my original Canadian passport? I will be traveling soon, so I would choose to not mail my original Canadian passport as of now. In that case, walk-in at a BLS office is my option, right? I am in the Waterloo region, so I assume BLS Toronto (considering that Brampton is too busy) is where I need to go, right?

3. For self attestation, do I just need to sign the printouts? Or am I required to add a declaration or something above the signature?

Thanks a lot.

 

[forw.jane]

Hello,

I am confused by the entire OCI process. If someone can please answer these questions, it would be really helpful. I did scan the forum, but there are so many pages and some contradicting answers (could be due to some change in rules/process). So if someone can answer these, that would be great.

1. Do I have to apply for surrender certificate first and then apply for OCI once I receive the certificate? Can they be done together?

2. If I choose to have BLS pick up my application, do I have to include my original Canadian passport? I will be traveling soon, so I would choose to not mail my original Canadian passport as of now. In that case, walk-in at a BLS office is my option, right? I am in the Waterloo region, so I assume BLS Toronto (considering that Brampton is too busy) is where I need to go, right?

3. For self attestation, do I just need to sign the printouts? Or am I required to add a declaration or something above the signature?

Thanks a lot.

1. Yes. No
2. Postal also you need not send original. Best if you can do walk-in, all issues will get sorted out if any. BLS Toronto you can go.
3. Just sign.

 

[SOORAJ]

Postal Application Vancouver
Application sent 6th Oct
Application date Oct 13
Acknowledgment date 18 Oct

 

[harneetk]

Gud luck is it under passport services or oci i mean your apptntment

Thanks, under OCI

 

[harneetk]

Meditation karke jaana.. breathe in and breathe out...
be prepared for the pit falls ke photo theek nahin hain etc...
Checklist ke all pages print out karke leke jaana (for each application)
Demand Draft for each application
NOC for minor needs photograph of both parents

Demand draft I clubbed for three applications

 

[abbas.pasha]

Demand draft I clubbed for three applications

Ok that is accepted by BLS.

Only thing is ke if one application out of the 3-4 applications you submit gets returned back, they everything will get returned because of single draft payment.. I know I sound pessimistic here but just wanted to highlight it you.
Now don’t rush tomorrow morning to change, go with what you have….

 

[harneetk]

Ok that is accepted by BLS.

Only thing is ke if one application out of the 3-4 applications you submit gets returned back, they everything will get returned because of single draft payment.. I know I sound pessimistic here but just wanted to highlight it you.

yes, I figured it out later but lets see what happens. I hope everything goes well.

 

[aghuman]

My place of birth on canadian pp is PANDORI IND with no state name what i should fill now in OCi this field.PANDORI IND or just PANDORI for the oci place of birth