Hi all,
I have a question about getting SIN immediately after receiving confirmation of becoming PR.
My wife (the applicant) is hoping to seek a summer job (July+Aug) relating to her fields of study.
After we know she got DM, we didn't want to apply for the off-campus work permit.
Her landing interview is June 25th.
I read some mix answers. Some was able to get SIN with a Confirmation of PR, and some mentioned that the IO at the landing interview told them that SIN cannot be obtained until the PR card arrives (which will take approx 53 days) from their experience.
The following is what I read from Service Canada website for applying SIN:
Permanent residents
Permanent residents must submit one of the following documents:
a Permanent Resident Card issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). This is the only acceptable document if your residence claim was processed in Canada;
a Confirmation of Permanent Residence and visa counterfoil affixed to a foreign passport or a travel document; or
a Record of Landing issued before June 28, 2002.
From my understanding after reading the above, those that receive PR inland "should" not qualify to get a SIN yet since the only acceptable document would be the PR card because the residence claim was processed in Canada.
Anyone from Toronto tried and successfully getting a SIN immediately after getting the confirmation of PR? Which Service Canada office did you apply your SIN at?
Thank you
