A quick update on the issue of return envelope for the Indian visa: I spoke to a lady at CGI and she confirmed that return envelopes of both Xpresspost and standard courier like Fedex/UPS/Purolator are ok. I hope this helps to clarify the confusion that some of us had.
Location: British Columbia
Posted on: 19-10-07 08:59:48
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Originally posted by ThinkingOne
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Originally posted by Smiley
When he applies for his Indian visa/PIO card, They will ask for the Indian Passport and cancel it and gave it back to him
I was in the same situation morning_rain two months ago... had both indian and canadian passports. I had to visit India last month. To apply for indian visa, I had sent both the passports to consulate. In return, I received the cancelled indian passport and visa stamped canadian passport. During travel to India, I had kept both the passports and citizenship card just in case someone asked for. During the trip, canadian passport was always looked at. No one asked for indian passport (but still I suggest visitors to carry it). At London, I was asked to show my citizenship card also.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
Thanks - it does
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Initially I was thinking that all the family should apply for OCI. However, unfortunately OCI fees is the same for both children and adults. However, PIO cards for children cost only $240. Upgrade from PIO to OCI is $40.
So I was thinking that for the kids at least apply for a PIO card and then later convert the PIO to an OCI for an additional $40 - this would mean that for a child we can get an OCI card for $320 (280+40). Potential saving is $100 per child 
Looks too simple to me. What do you guys think?
Daks
