Posted on: 04-08-10 15:36:35
Does anybody know what is the current timeline in getting the OCI, if applied from Toronto?
please make sure your photos are good enough as mentioned on the www.mha.nic.in website. photos are rejected if not right. and the delay can be frustrating.
they told me to reprint my form, send in a new photo and this was 2 months after i submitted my OCI misc application to transfer my sticker to my new passport. VSF Toronto, does not tell you your photo is of wrong specs.
make it 2inchx2inch - (51 mm x 51 mm).
and if you call 416-900-1160, you'll get diff answers, and some dont even know where you can find stuff on the web.
link:
http://passport.nic.in/oci/Photo-Spec-FINAL.pdf
Sample Photo
ı The photograph should be in colour
and of the size of 2 inch x 2 inch
(51 mm x 51 mm).
ı The photo-print should be clear
and with a continuous-tone quality.
ı It should have full face, front view,
eyes open.
ı Photo should present full head
from top of hair to bottom of chin.
ı Center head within frame.
ı The background should be a plain
light colored background.
ı There should not be any distracting
shadows on the face or on the
background.
ı Head coverings are not permitted except for religious reasons, but
the facial fea tures from bottom of chin to top of forehead and
both edges of the face must be clearly shown.
ı The expression on the face should look natural.
current timeline in getting the OCI, if applied from Toronto?
VERY LONG, dont forget they admit 45 ppl daily, so you have to be there at 730am.
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Originally posted by maya21
current timeline in getting the OCI, if applied from Toronto?
VERY LONG, dont forget they admit 45 ppl daily, so you have to be there at 730am.
where did you get the 45 ppl daily information from? Do you have an official link to this effect? I think this used to be in the past but not anymore.
the 45 ppl a day was a thing of the past when CGI Toronto was processing the applications. You can use VFS now.
Also,nobody has yet answered in terms of the current processing timelines.
I applied for OCI on 5th July 2010 at Brampton center & it was all done on 28th July 2010. So it only takes around 25 days now considering everything is OK.
First I got my originals back after 7 days along with the new file no to check on the Indian visa website. After 2 days when I checked, the visas were already granted & was dispatched to Toronto. It took 11 days to come to Toronto & then I gave my Canadian passport again for sticker & after 3 days it was available for pick-up at Brampton center.
The procedure is very easy & convinient, if you do everything correctly including the photographs as mentioned in the above post. Also go to the VFS website and there the whole procedure is being explained along with photographs size.
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Originally posted by irock
I applied for OCI on 5th July 2010 at Brampton center & it was all done on 28th July 2010. So it only takes around 25 days now considering everything is OK.
First I got my originals back after 7 days along with the new file no to check on the Indian visa website. After 2 days when I checked, the visas were already granted & was dispatched to Toronto. It took 11 days to come to Toronto & then I gave my Canadian passport again for sticker & after 3 days it was available for pick-up at Brampton center.
The procedure is very easy & convinient, if you do everything correctly including the photographs as mentioned in the above post. Also go to the VFS website and there the whole procedure is being explained along with photographs size.
Hello irock. Did you submit a surrender certificate with your application? My wife went to consulate last week to get the SC, got her passport stamped cancelled and was told that SC would come by mail in a few weeks. Can she apply for OCI with just the cancelled passport or do we have to wait for SC? Did VFS ask for SC when you applied for OCI?
