Consulate General of India, Toronto, Canada : NORI (No Obligation to Return to India) Certificate

NORI (No Obligation to Return to India) Certificate

No Obligation to Return to India (NORI) Certificate is issued to those applicants who intend to immigrate to the United States of America (USA) without returning to India.

Step 1- Please arrange the following documents:

Miscellaneous Services Form – Download and duly fill up the Miscellaneous application form (click here)
One color photo as per below specification:

Size – 2 inch x 2 inch(51 mm x 51 mm)
Background –Background should be plain white colour without borders.
Clothes – Dark colour
Eyes – Open

Original Indian passport and photocopy of first and last pages of the Indian passport along with pages with visas/arrival/departure immigration stamps
Copy of Immigration Documents (PR Card, Landing Paper, Work Permit etc.) in respect of Indian passport holders.
Copy of Proof of Address in Canada- Please enclose any one of the following documents as proof of present address [Phone bills, Bank statements are not accepted as valid address proofs]:

Driving license
Photo ID issued by the Provincial Government
Utility bills (Gas, Electricity, Water or Landline Telephone Bill displaying applicant’s address / House Lease Agreement).

Copy of No Objection from :
- Concerned Regional Passport Office in India
- Home Department of the concerned State/Union Territory in India
- Education Department in the concerned State/Union Territory in India
4 sets of notarized NORI affidavit (click here).
4 sets of notarized Bio-Data/Resume of the applicant (click here)
On receiving of the clearance from the US, copy of third Party Barcode page from the US State Department Containing the applicants Waiver Case file Number
Fee- please refer to https://www.cgitoronto.gov.in/page/fee/ . The fee is payable by debit card or demand draft issued in favor of "Consulate General of India, Toronto"

Step 2- Submission of application:

The application can be submitted at the Consulate between 0900-1230 hrs on any working day (Mon-Fri, excluding gazetted holidays).
Applicants living outside the GTA area can send the application by post to the Consulate at "Consulate General of India, Toronto Suite 700, 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, M4W 3L4". Applicants are required to send a pre-paid return envelope with the application to allow the Consulate to send back the attested application.

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