I'm happy for you folks! If I could, I'd gtf out of here.

Enjoy!

His great grandfather on his father’s side iwas Canadian. He’s looking into dual citizenship.

Going back that far can be tricky because birth registrations weren't required in many US States until the late 1800's or early 1900's. I discovered that the death certificate for my great grandfather (Canadian) specified his birthplace as CANADA, but without a birth certificate for his son (my father's father), we have to rely on a death certificate. I knew he'd lived in Los Angeles--and assumed he had died there. The request for his death certificate from LA County turned up no record! I ended up writing (no on-line request function) to the California State Department of Public Health to request a death certificate because they keep vital records from all the California counties. They have a 7 week turn around time. Turned out he had died in Orange County. So, it took some work to finally get certified legal confirmation that he was the son of the Canadian.

Somewhere along the way the “g” was dropped from the name but he’s uncovered when that happened and found birth and death registrations. He’s working with an attorney. His goal is dual citizenship.

The irony is that my late husband and I first started looking to leave the US in 1994 when we went to look at a job for him in New Zealand, that was snatched out from under him by someone from South Africa. For a few years we owned property in Panama, and actually had permanent resident visas stamped in our passports, as an escape hatch from Shrub. Then, when Obama was elected, we felt enough like the country was coming back from the brink that we sold the property in Panama. In 2015 we made a verbal offer on property on Bonaire, but didn't follow through. That was, of course, motivated by fear that the orange a$$hole might win. We convinced ourselves there was no way. When he actually won, my husband was no longer willing to do the work it would take--and he actually was ill--to move to another country. I suggested maybe we could at least leave the mainland, go to Hawaii? He wouldn't go. After he died in 2018, I toyed with the idea of taking an apartment in Lyon, FRANCE for several months to try out the idea of moving there (family friend lives there and our French 'daughter' lives outside Paris), but I kept putting it off because I didn't want to leave my elderly dog. Well, I was on Bonaire when COVID hit in March 2020, and that was the end of my move abroad fantasy. I ended up buying a house here in Durham, and frankly, I love my little house and don't have the energy to start over. Plus, if I were going to move to Canada, I think I'd prefer British Columbia to the Toronto area. So, I'll probably stay put and visit instead

She's finishing a masters in music and he's an architect. She got visa because of her scholarship and he qualified as her husband. Their in Halifax and working towards citizenship.

If you are successful you will be welcome in Canada!

My wife's paternal grandparents are German and she's looking into the same. Unfortunately, Britain and Ireland won't claim me. We've been on this side of the pond far too long.

when the unsolicited offer from a University in England was made to my nephew. The University also found a job in biochemical research--with better advancement opportunity--for his wife. She holds a doctorate from CalTech. The best and brightest are leaving.

It took 2 years. She travels often and when going out of the country she uses her Canadian passport. She was in Europe late last year when tsf was having a tariff hissy-fit with the Canadian Prime Minister and he was threatening 51st state invasion BS. She was very worried that they wouldn't let her back in. But not even a glitch at the Orlando airport.

in great part because of the numerous applications from US citizens. Both my sons are gay, and both are in long term relationships. There apparently is somewhat of a LGBTQ fast track option due to backlash in the US. My son is going to hire a Canadian immigration attorney to work with him through the citizenship by descent process for the three of us, and then will be needed to work with him and his partner to get the family visa for his partner. It's definitely worth the money to me if we can speed up the process for them.

I'm now a PR living in Canada. My trans son-in-law has a ggm born in Quebec, and is trying to get citizenship before he is to apply for medical postgraduate residency in 2028.

When and how do I apply urgently for a citizenship certificate? https://share.google/gISNBezGkL9jnZo0n

Also: Canada is fast-tracking citizenship certificates for trans Americans | CIC News https://share.google/diAeIv8Sqd8aCT0E8

My brother and I are going to apply too. We are hoping for dual citizenship. My grandmother never became a US citizen. We have a lot of docs to submit.

Chasing down documents can be a time consuming process.