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posted May 11, 2020 6:57:29 PM

My wife doesn't have SIN and she is staying with me on Visitor Visa. While filling the tax form I added her sin as 000 000 000 but on final submission Error

My wife doesn't have SIN and she is staying with me on Visitor Visa. While filling the tax form I added her sin as 000 000 000 but on final submission Getting below error:
"The transmission contains invalid or missing data: Social Insurance Number."

What should I do now, please help.

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Level 13
May 12, 2020 12:28:59 PM

Because you are filing a non-resident tax return you will have to print and mail it to the CRA.

 

I would encourage you to get an ITN (Individual Tax Number) or TTN (Temporary Tax Number). Call the CRA at 1-866-223-4403 to inquire about getting one for your non-resident spouse.