registering with no initial permanent address on arrival
Oct 19th 2021, 8:48 am
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registering with no initial permanent address on arrival
How do you get medical insurance for the first 3 months or the medical service plan itself as a new permanent resident if you dont have a permanent address when you get there? I had planned to move about at first to find the right area of BC to settle (im self employed and work from home, i dont need a specific area to stay) but medical insurance and even banking want a permanent address to register with them?
Even if i only travel about for the first month which seems a perfectly acceptable thing to do it means i cant sort out any of these important things until im settled somewhere?
Is there a way around this (if i had friends or family there i could give their address i guess but i dont)
did anyone else have this issue as a new arrival?
Even if i only travel about for the first month which seems a perfectly acceptable thing to do it means i cant sort out any of these important things until im settled somewhere?
Is there a way around this (if i had friends or family there i could give their address i guess but i dont)
did anyone else have this issue as a new arrival?
Oct 19th 2021, 4:14 pm
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Re: registering with no initial permanent address on arrival
You won't get medical cover for the first 3 months on arrival in BC anyway - so you may want to obtain cover privately via a 3rd party - such as immigrants (one way) insurance - to carry you over until you qualify for it. 
See our wiki for useful info and links https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Medical_Insurance-Canada
See our wiki for useful info and links
https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Medical_Insurance-CanadaLast edited by Siouxie; Oct 19th 2021 at 4:37 pm.
Oct 19th 2021, 5:02 pm
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Re: registering with no initial permanent address on arrival
yeah i know that. I've read the wiki's. I've said i can't apply for it because you need a permanent address in B.C to do either of those things. i wont have one because im moving from place to place at first....
maybe if i rented a P.O Box?.....
maybe if i rented a P.O Box?.....
Oct 19th 2021, 6:54 pm
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Re: registering with no initial permanent address on arrival
PO Box is OK for receiving mail, which is about it.
For drivers license, insurance, bank accounts, MSP, SIN, you will need a physical address where you are living (or a friends address). As a resident, banks will require a SIN from Canadian residents as banks report to CRA.
For drivers license, insurance, bank accounts, MSP, SIN, you will need a physical address where you are living (or a friends address). As a resident, banks will require a SIN from Canadian residents as banks report to CRA.
Oct 19th 2021, 9:21 pm
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Re: registering with no initial permanent address on arrival
Oct 21st 2021, 9:11 pm
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Re: registering with no initial permanent address on arrival
UPS Store mailboxes give you a real street address of the store to use and I believe you can even get away with the residential unit-street number format e.g. "99-123 Fake St" instead of the "PO Box #" in the address from what I understand, so that might be an option. Never tried but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Oct 21st 2021, 9:15 pm
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Re: registering with no initial permanent address on arrival
UPS Store mailboxes give you a real street address of the store to use and I believe you can even get away with the residential unit-street number format e.g. "99-123 Fake St" instead of the "PO Box #" in the address from what I understand, so that might be an option. Never tried but I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Oct 23rd 2021, 12:16 pm
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Re: registering with no initial permanent address on arrival
oh interesting, will look into it. thanks for the help.
