{"id":420,"date":"2015-03-17T12:05:11","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T19:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsta\/?page_id=420"},"modified":"2018-05-24T10:45:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T17:45:30","slug":"sin-and-study-permit-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsta\/sin-and-study-permit-info\/","title":{"rendered":"SIN and Study Permit Info"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a Social Insurance Number?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

A Social Insurance Number (SIN) is a 9-digit number that you need to work in Canada, to file taxes,\u00a0or to have access to government programs and benefits. You should apply for a SIN if you plan to work in Canada.\u00a0Be sure you understand the eligibility requirements to work\u00a0on campus<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0off campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How do I get it?
\n<\/strong>You can apply for a SIN in person at a Service Canada Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Domestic students
\n<\/strong>Bring your original birth certificate or other primary document<\/a>\u00a0to Service Canada when you apply.<\/p>\n

International students
\n<\/strong>Over the past ten months, there have been multiple changes to the SIN application process for international students \u2013 an indirect result of changes to immigration legislation effective June 1, 2014. The way temporary residents (such as international students) obtain a SIN has now changed. Students who expect to accept employment should plan ahead as it may take\u00a01-2 months\u00a0to obtain the proper documents.<\/p>\n

Letters written by employers are no longer needed<\/strong>. To obtain a SIN, international students now need to take one of the following in person to a Service Canada office:<\/p>\n