SIN card go boom...

[aravis227 1]

Apparently at some point when my fiance was younger his SIN card shattered into a bunch of pieces. He said "I have about 90% of it...but it's like little puzzle pieces." So...will he need to show the actual card to anyone in order to finish the K-1 process? I haven't seen anything that said he would need it, so I think he's ok without it...but I figured I'd ask. Better safe than sorry and all that.

Edited July 22, 2008 by aravis227

[aravis227 1]

btw...now I'm the USC, so I didn't grow up with this term...but if I had something called a sin card, I would want it to grant me special permissions!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

S.I.N. card means Social Insurance Number card - it is the Canadian equivalent of the SSN in the US. He doesn't need his S.I.N. card or number at all for the K-1 process. It is a Canadian government number and the information on it is not accessible to the US government. It has a much more restricted use than the US SSN. He doesn't need the card as long as he knows his number. He will need to remember that for whenever he deals with the Canadian government, such as when he files his exit tax returns next year (assuming he arrives this year). He can always go to the Human Resources Development Office for the Canadian Government (or whatever they are calling that department these days), show them his fragmented card and ask if they can issue him a new one. Again, he doesn't need it for anything to do with the US immigration process.

[aravis227 1]

S.I.N. card means Social Insurance Number card - it is the Canadian equivalent of the SSN in the US. He doesn't need his S.I.N. card or number at all for the K-1 process. It is a Canadian government number and the information on it is not accessible to the US government. It has a much more restricted use than the US SSN. He doesn't need the card as long as he knows his number. He will need to remember that for whenever he deals with the Canadian government, such as when he files his exit tax returns next year (assuming he arrives this year). He can always go to the Human Resources Development Office for the Canadian Government (or whatever they are calling that department these days), show them his fragmented card and ask if they can issue him a new one. Again, he doesn't need it for anything to do with the US immigration process.

I know what it is. However, it still spells sin and that makes me smile a little bit every time I hear it. I've always been a sucker for puns, though *shrug* no accounting for humor. I didn't think he'd need it, for all the reasons you mentioned...however "logical" doesn't fit in the same sentence as "government", no matter whose it is. So I thought I'd double check.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Mine was in a 100 pieces as well, as long as u know the # ur fine. I did eventually get a new 1, not sure if I had to pay for it or not, most likely though!!

[Carlawarla 1]

Actually I think it costs $10.00 to replace now....

[aravis227 1]

Mine was in a 100 pieces as well, as long as u know the # ur fine. I did eventually get a new 1, not sure if I had to pay for it or not, most likely though!!

Hmm...maybe the shattering was a design flaw? He does know the number, so I'll tell him not to worry about it.

Thanks everyone!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Yeah, the earlier cards were made of a plastic that doesn't age well and as they got older became quite brittle so I can see why one would shatter.