Get Your SIN in Canada

Finally, we have all the necessary documents (work permit, to be specific) to proceed with further bureaucracy. Here is how the process usually works. A person lands in Canada with a work visa (let’s say during the COVID pandemic). After the arrival, they get a Work Permit at the airport and take a two-week quarantine, which I mentioned earlier. While they in quarantine, they can apply online for a SIN (social insurance number0, contact a bank to get an account, and get employed remotely with their Work Permit....

January 14, 2021 · 4 min · Natasha Katson

The Day When We Finally Got a Work Permit

Today is the 11th of January, which means that we have to go to the airport to check if there are any news regarding our case. I had insomnia, couldn’t eat in the morning, but we finally went to the airport to be there by 2:30 pm. CBSA office looks similar to the police station (I haven’t been at any, but I see it that way). The Officer on duty got our documents and checked if we were who we said we were....

January 11, 2021 · 3 min · Natasha Katson

A Story About One Almost Successful Relocation

Hello, my name is Natasha, and I’m a person who plans everything, but nothing goes according to my plan because of very different circumstances (and then I suffer and get depressed). I always wanted to move from Russia. I had plenty of ideas, thoughts, and sometimes opportunities to do that, but it never really happened until this time. Immigration and relocation is not an easy process, especially during a pandemic. I am sure that many of those who relocated have 1001 stories about how they moved, but ours is just very weird and unusual....

December 30, 2020 · 10 min · Natasha Katson