ɪn mˈɪddʒuːlˈaɪ, skˈeɪd mˈæɹid hɪz lˈɔɪɚz dˈɔːɾɚ nˈæɾəli hˈɜːv, hˌuː hæd dˈuːəl kɐnˈeɪdiən ænd pˌoːɹtʃəɡˈiːz sˈɪɾɪzənʃˌɪp, ɪn væŋkˈuːvɚ, ænd ɐksˈɛptᵻd ðə mˈɪnɪstɚz pˈɜːmɪt bækdˈeɪɾᵻd tə dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈaɪv.
In mid-July, Skeid married his lawyer's daughter Nathalie Herve, who had dual Canadian and Portuguese citizenship, in Vancouver, and accepted the Minister's Permit (backdated to July 5).