Tomorrow will be 4 weeks from the date of submission of application. My surrender application still says "Processing at consulate general" on BLS website and "Surrender certificate has been granted and is available for issuance." on the CGI website. I contacted BLS and they told me that the consulate has not yet sent the documents back to them.
Tomorrow will be 4 weeks from the date of submission of application. My surrender application still says "Processing at consulate general" on BLS website and "Surrender certificate has been granted and is available for issuance." on the CGI website. I contacted BLS and they told me that the consulate has not yet sent the documents back to them.
Oh well. I think they recently updated the processing time to 8 weeks on the BLS website for surrender. I don't remember seeing 8 weeks there before. Anyway, I've sent them a DM on Twitter. Let's see if I get a useful response or some movement in my file.
This is for pickup and drop off charges and include the payment receipt in your OCI application package. Also, just to be safe, include a letter with BOLD text that states that you've already paid for courier and included the receipt in along with the application package.
Friends, My application is from Edmonton send to vancouver via mail service on last thursday for passport surrender & OCI. I just noticed today, i have put wrongly the passport number in the passport surrender form (had my kid passport number instead of mine). Will it be issue, BLS will send back ??
No. At least for Toronto jurisdiction and you submit the application in Brampton BLS, the ONLY original document you send will be your Indian Passport.
I don't think you need to send any original documents along with the postal application except the Indian passport. If you are going for in-person application in BLS Toronto, I have noticed that BLS is requesting original COPR for few applicants. I am not sure on what criteria, BLS decides to submit the original COPR.
It is my personal experience that BLS asked to submit the original COPR and provided an acknowledgement document for the submission of original COPR. I have received the submitted Original COPR back.
I don't think you need to send any original documents along with the postal application except the Indian passport. If you are going for in-person application in BLS Toronto, I have noticed that BLS is requesting original COPR for few applicants. I am not sure on what criteria, BLS decides to submit the original COPR.
It is my personal experience that BLS asked to submit the original COPR and provided an acknowledgement document for the submission of original COPR. I have received the submitted Original COPR back.
What kind of acknowledgment do they provide against submission of original documents like CORP.
I understand that they verbally inform the applicant that BLS wants to send originals to consulate office and charge $30.00 for Purolator to send back original to applicant.
What kind of acknowledgment do they provide against submission of original documents like CORP.
I understand that they verbally inform the applicant that BLS wants to send originals to consulate office and charge $30.00 for Purolator to send back original to applicant.
An acknowledgement document which points out that the draft has been submitted along with the draft amount and also BLS check marks the Landing paper item in list of original documents submitted in the same acknowledgement document.
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