Tag: OCI card
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Indian Consulate camp on Aug 7 to address OCI, visa and passport issues
The CGI Toronto camp at Jagannath Mandir in Brampton will address only long-pending issues, not provide consular services at the spot The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: As COVID restrictions ease, the Indian Consulate General (CGI) Toronto is organizing its first-ever post-pandemic camp to address the consular issues faced by the Indo-Canadian community. The first consular camp…
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Pakistani singer Salma Agha given Indian overseas citizenship
Salma Agha is maternal granddaughter of noted Indian actor Jugal Kishore Mehra and her mother Nasreen was the heroine of the 1946 film Shahjehan, opposite K L Saigal The Canadian Bazaar Singer actress Salma Agha, who was born in Pakistan and is now a British citizen, has been Indian oversees citizenship by the Indian government. This…
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OCI cards in big demand among Indo-Canadians, says Consul General Preeti Saran
News East-West TORONTO: There is a rush for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards as the Indian Consulate in Toronto is issuing more than a thousand such cards each month. Though figures for 2012 are not yet available, the consulate issued 13,481 OCI cards in 2011, according to outgoing Consul General Preeti Saran. Saran, who…