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1. Canadian Passport – Current.
2. Previous Indian Passport(s) – One on which the applicant entered in Canada [with the Landing Stamp at the time of entry into Canada] and the last Indian passport issued (before acquiring Canadian citizenship).
3. Surrender Certificate  -  Surrender certificate for surrender/cancellation of  Indian passport on acquisition of  foreign citizenship.   In case  Indian passport has already been surrenderd and/or cancelled,  Surrender Certificate is not required. 
4. Landing Papers of the Applicant, Spouse and children/parents, if born outside Canada. [In case original Record of Landing is not available/lost, produce a duplicate/certified true file copy [IMM 1000 – Record of landing or IMM 5292 – Confirmation of Permanent Residence] issued by the Canadian Immigration authorities.]  In case of married applicant, spouse’s Record of Landing is required even if he/she is not applying for OCI. In case of unmarried/single persons, parents Record of Landing should be sent.
5. Citizenship paper issued by the Canadian authorities [at the time of Oath ceremony] mentioning the exact date of acquiring the Canadian Citizenship of the applicant. In case Citizenship letter is not available, any other document issued by the concerned Canadian authorities mentioning the exact date [i.e. day, month and year] of acquiring the Canadian citizenship should be sent.
6. Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) card(s), if any.
7. Overseas Citizenship Certificate, if any, along with old and new Canadian passports - These documents are required in case of transfer of OCI U-visa from old Canadian passport to new Canadian passport or issue of duplicate OCI.
8. Statement of Live Birth (Detailed Birth Certificate mentioning parents name etc.) in case of birth outside India. The applicant should also submit both of his/her parent(s)’s Indian and Canadian Passports along with their original Records of Landing etc. If original Record of Landing is lost/misplaced, a duplicate/certified true copy should be obtained from Canadian Immigration authorities.
9. One photograph of size 51mm x 51mm for each applicant (Paste photo on Part A of application form).  Photo should be of square shape with 80% of coverage of face. The photo should be of good quality taken against a light coloured uniform (without design) background showing a shot up to shoulders (not a close up of face) with full frontal view of face. As the photo is to be scanned for documents the resolution of photo should be high. Photographs that do not conform to these standards will be rejected. Please sign in the signature box on the left side of the box for photo and at other places requiring signature of applicant. In case of minor children who cannot sign, please use right thumb impression for boys and left thumb impression for girls.
10. Change of name documents: In case the name of applicant mentioned in the Indian passport, the Record of Landing and the Canadian (or Foreign) Passports differ (i.e. whole or a part of the name / surname has been added/ dropped / changed,) Change of name certificate, sworn affidavit, deed poll attested by competent authorities and clippings from newspapers in India and Canada would be required to be submitted. In case of change of surname of women after marriage, a marriage certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriages’ office would be acceptable.
11. Ensure that Date and Place of Birth is same in all documents, i.e. Indian Passport, Landing Certificate and Canadian Passport.
12. ENSURE THAT ALL COLUMNS IN PARTs A & B are filled in and signed and no column should be left blank.

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