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# '''Online Application''' <br /> Online applications can be filled out at myselfserv.gov.bc.ca. Applicants must create a My Self Serve account, which requires an email address, Social Insurance Number (SIN), and information about the applicant’s spouse, including common law partners. <br /> | # '''Online Application''' <br /> Online applications can be filled out at myselfserv.gov.bc.ca. Applicants must create a My Self Serve account, which requires an email address, Social Insurance Number (SIN), and information about the applicant’s spouse, including common law partners. <br /> | ||
#'''Phone Application''' <br /> To make a phone application, applicants may call toll-free at 1-866-866-0800. After the initial call, a ministry worker will call back within three business days to fill out the application form with the applicant. Five business days after the phone application, the applicant must go to the ministry office or Service BC Center to sign the application form. If it is difficult to get to either place, the ministry can fax the documents to another “trusted third party,” such as another government worker, or a doctor, nurse, or a registered social worker, and the applicant can sign the documents with that person. <br /> | #'''Phone Application''' <br /> To make a phone application, applicants may call toll-free at 1-866-866-0800. After the initial call, a ministry worker will call back within three business days to fill out the application form with the applicant. Five business days after the phone application, the applicant must go to the ministry office or Service BC Center to sign the application form. If it is difficult to get to either place, the ministry can fax the documents to another “trusted third party,” such as another government worker, or a doctor, nurse, or a registered social worker, and the applicant can sign the documents with that person. <br /> | ||
#'''In Person Application''' <br />An applicant can go to their local ministry office to start the application process in person. You can find the locations for these offices at: | #'''In Person Application''' <br />An applicant can go to their local ministry office to start the application process in person. You can find the locations for these offices at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/income-assistance/access-services#office | ||
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/income-assistance/access-services#office | |||
If the applicant has access to a phone, a ministry worker will call within three business days to fill out the application form with the applicant. Five business days after the phone application, the applicant will need to go to the ministry office or Service BC Center in person to sign the form. If it is difficult to get to either place, the ministry can fax the documents to another “trusted third party,” such as another government worker, or a doctor, nurse, or a registered social worker, and the applicant can sign the documents with that person. <br /> If the applicant does not have access to a phone the applicant may make an appointment to meet with a ministry worker in person. At the appointment the ministry worker will fill out the application form with the applicant. | If the applicant has access to a phone, a ministry worker will call within three business days to fill out the application form with the applicant. Five business days after the phone application, the applicant will need to go to the ministry office or Service BC Center in person to sign the form. If it is difficult to get to either place, the ministry can fax the documents to another “trusted third party,” such as another government worker, or a doctor, nurse, or a registered social worker, and the applicant can sign the documents with that person. <br /> If the applicant does not have access to a phone the applicant may make an appointment to meet with a ministry worker in person. At the appointment the ministry worker will fill out the application form with the applicant. | ||
