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Life Certificate to Pensioners from BLS & Consulate premises

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Consulate General of India

Toronto

PRESS RELEASE

Consulate General of India, Toronto will be issuing the Life Certificates to the pensioners from BLS Brampton office ( 20 Gillingham Drive, Unit 701, Brampton, ON L6X 5A5 ) and its own premises in Toronto (365 Bloor St E #700, Toronto, ON M4W 3L4 ) with effect from 19^th October 2020 with prior appointments. Applicants are required to register on the link (click here) for this purpose, which is also available on Consulate’s website. Applicants will be informed by email of a particular time to visit BLS office or the Consulate to get the Life Certificate issued. The documents required are duly filled in updated application form (click here) in duplicate, copy of passport and proof of address. Applicants will be required to bring these documents to the respective location. The service will be given on the spot. Given the Covid situation, the need to maintain social distancing and in order to ensure free flow of documents and people, Consulate seeks the good cooperation of the public to serve you better. Hence, it is our appeal to the public to ensure that the documents are complete while they are visiting the respective offices and the time slot prescribed may also be adhered to.

As in the past, in addition to the above, Consulate will also be organizing Consular Camps for issuance of Life Certificates at various places under its Consular jurisdiction. However, this will be completely depending on the evolving Covid-19 situation and the norms prescribed by the Ontario Health Associations. The announcement of such Consular Camps will be made in due course.

DROP-OFF FACILITY - Consulate will also be providing a drop-off facility for Life Certificates at both locations – BLS Brampton ( 20 Gillingham Drive, Unit 701, Brampton, ON L6X 5A5) and CGI, Toronto (365 Bloor St E #700, Toronto, ON M4W 3L4 ) which may also be utilized by the Pensioners to get the Life Certificate issued. The applicants will be required to drop-off, in a sealed envelope, their duly filled in application forms (click here) in duplicate (providing local whatsapp number for video chat) along with copy of the passport, proof of address and self addressed pre-paid envelope of Canada Post or any courier company to facilitate return of the service documents. Life Certificate will be issued only after verification of the applicant through video chat.

09 October 2020

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