IIRC residency had to be 5 years before someone could get Canadian citizenship.
They were only there 3 to 4 years, then Ted was born.
The wife of a Canadian citizen can become a citizen after one year.
“IIRC residency had to be 5 years before someone could get Canadian citizenship.”
“They were only there 3 to 4 years, then Ted was born.”
I don’t recall at the moment exactly what I found when I researched that, but I do recall the time period changed between 1948 and the present. The timeline of the parents presence in Canada is in some dispute, so the December 1970 birth of Ted Cruz may or may not have been just after qualification for naturalization or two years prior to such naturalization. Someone would have to nail down the actual travels of both parents, and consideration of Eleanor’s time in Britain would need to be taken into consideration as well. At present I cannot exclude the possibility that Eleanor quietly retained her U.S. citizenship at the same time as acquiring a Canadian citizenship she did not disclose upon returning to the United States on a U.S. passport.
I have read it was 3 years to get Canadian citizenship. I still would like confirmation if Eleanor did get Canadian citizenship and when.