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To remove the uploaded documents from your OCI application, visit the OCI online portal, using your credentials log into the site, look for your OCI application, navigate the “Manage Documents” or any similar option, select the documents that you want to delete, and click on ok.

To fill out the OCI application from Canada, visit the official site of Visament, select the OCI type and according to it pay the service fee. After that upload the documents as per the checklist. Once our experts get the document they will verify it and then start your OCI application, from filling out the form to booking an appointment they will do all the things on your behalf. With this, after the application submission and your biometrics within the given processing time you will receive your OCI card.

To track the OCI application online you need to visit OCi miscellaneous services, where you need to enter your passport number and date of birth. After all this you will be able to see the real-time updates of your OCI application status.

To apply for an OCI card for Australia, first, you need to visit the visament website, then choose the OCI services, and fill out your OCI application. Submit all the documents after it will be reviewed by our Visament team and send them for further verification then, our team will book an appointment on your behalf. After all the verification you can visit the nearest OCI center to collect your OCI card and all the original documents.

Yes, for minor applicants below 5 years, parental authorization is mandatory so you need to notarize the OCI application for a minor.

To fill an online application for a minor, you need to choose the OCI type and services and fill out the application form. Then you need to submit all the documents for verification and our visament team will book an appointment on your behalf for the OCI application. Then you can visit the nearest OCI center, take all your original documents, and get real-time updates by tracking the status of your OCI.

You must make sure the photo you upload in the OCI application form is in JPEG or JPG format and has dimensions between 200x200 with a maximum size of 500 KB.

OCI application is a lifetime valid document that can't expire, but it needs renewal when you have a new passport or you are at the age of 20 or 50 years.

No, for passport change you don’t need to renew your OCI card every time. You only need to renew when you are at the age of 20 to at the age of 50 years.

After completing an online application OCI form, you have to wait approximately 4-8 weeks for processing of your OCI application in Australia.

In Australia, if you want to apply for a new OCI application. Then you need to give AUS $ 414 for a single person OCI application and for Re-issue you need to pay AUS $ 151 with an additional VFS service charge of AUS $ 15.90.

To send an OCI application through the post, you need to print out the application form with all the required documents and go to the Indian mission or post office to securely send your OCI application through the post.

Yes, OCI needs to be updated with a new passport, but only in specific cases. After turning 20, when a new passport is issued, the OCI card needs to be reissued. In addition, when the OCI cardholders turn 50 years old, the OCI card is reissued. Apart from this age-related re-issue, the cardholders, under the OCI miscellaneous services, are required to update the copy of their passport with their photo on the portal every time they get a new one.

The OCI application processing time varies in Canada depending on the OCI application type, the city you applied from, increased application numbers, and the previous issuing city or country of your passport. Generally, for a fresh OCI application, it takes 6-8 weeks, and for OCI miscellaneous services, it takes 3-6 weeks.

To update your OCI with a new Canadian passport, you are required to upload your new passport and a recent passport-size photograph of yourself online using the OCI miscellaneous services. The service is free of cost and can be done online. Also, to ease the process, you can take the help of Visament.

To apply for your OCI card in Canada, you need a few documents, including your previous Indian passport, Canadian passport, record of landing, remuneration certificate, online OCI application form, and passport-size photographs. These are mandatory documents; apart from this, depending on your OCI application, you need to submit the additional papers as well.

Yes, technically, the OCI card is valid for a lifetime. However, the OCI card validity is associated with the passport it is connected with. While there is no expiry date of the OCI card, you need to certify that your passport is valid and connected to your card for travel purposes.

Yes, generally, you need to self-attest your OCI documents. It means you need to sign and mention a statement on the copies of your supporting papers, confirming they are reliable copies of the originals. In addition, you are also required to upload these copies along with your OCI application.

For the OCI application, you are generally required to submit two passport-size photographs. One photograph is affixed with the application form, and the other may be needed for upload during the online OCI registration process.

For a new OCI registration in Canada, you need to give 376$ OCI fees Canada with an additional 5$ ICWF charges. And a processing fee of 1.70$.