# Will I get SIN without PR card?

**URL:** https://discourse.settlement.org/t/will-i-get-sin-without-pr-card/10373
**Category:** Permanent Resident Card
**Created:** [February 4, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/will-i-get-sin-without-pr-card/10373 "2019-02-04T02:52:49Z")
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### Author: ![free\_asim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed655f/32.png) [@free\_asim](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/free_asim)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/will-i-get-sin-without-pr-card/10373/1 "2019-02-04T02:52:49Z")

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I became PR in 2016.

Did soft landing in Ontario but did not apply for SIN or PR card.

Now I am planning to move to Canada but for SIN application it requires either PR card or CoPR which is less than a year old.

I don’t have PR card and my CoPR is more than a year old.

I have valid Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD).

Can I use PRTD as valid primary document for SIN number application.

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### Author: ![Lahbib70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/58f4c7/32.png) [@Lahbib70](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/Lahbib70)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/will-i-get-sin-without-pr-card/10373/2 "2019-02-06T15:18:52Z")

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Hello,  
As a permanent resident of Canada, I believe that you need a PR card to apply for SIN.  
A valid PRTD is not accepted by Service Cnada in order to get a SIN.  
If you did not get a PR card after your arrival(Basically you do not have to apply for it to receive it) then you have to apply for your initial one.  
You will have to wait for a couple of months before you receive it.  
Thank you.  
Lahbib

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### Author: ![SettlementOrgMod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SettlementOrgMod](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/SettlementOrgMod)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/will-i-get-sin-without-pr-card/10373/3 "2019-02-13T15:09:58Z")

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> [@free\_asim](#):
>
> I became PR in 2016.
> 
> Did soft landing in Ontario but did not apply for SIN or PR card.
> 
> Now I am planning to move to Canada but for SIN application it requires either PR card or CoPR which is less than a year old.
> 
> I don’t have PR card and my CoPR is more than a year old.
> 
> I have valid Permanent Resident Travel Document (PRTD).
> 
> Can I use PRTD as valid primary document for SIN number application.

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

We can appreciate that you would be interested in what your options are.

It is best that you contact [Service Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/contact/sin.html) directly for some information regarding your options in this situation.

You can find some contact information on the [Service Canada website](https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/contact/sin.html). Here is an excerpt:

Canada Toll-free: 1-800-206-7218 (select option “3”)  
Canada TTY: 1-800-926-9105  
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. local time  
Closed statutory holidays.

Outside Canada: 1-506-548-7961 (long-distance charges apply)  
TTY: 1-800-926-9105  
Hours of operation: Monday 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Atlantic time  
Closed statutory holidays.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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**Anna**  
**[Settlement.Org](http://Settlement.Org) Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS, CRS**  
**[Settlement.Org](http://Settlement.Org)**