On May 28, 2001 a British Columbia court denied Skeid's petition for a birth certificate, but on June 5, Minister Elinor Caplan offered him a "Minister's Permit" to stay and work in Canada for eighteen months.
ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ɐ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə kˈoːɹt dᵻnˈaɪd skˈeɪdz pətˈɪʃən fɚɹə bˈɜːθ sɚtˈɪfɪkət, bˌʌt ˌɔn dʒˈuːn fˈaɪv, mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ᵻlˈɪnɚ kˈæplən ˈɔfɚd hˌɪm ˈeɪ "mˈɪnɪstɚz pˈɜːmɪt" tə stˈeɪ ænd wˈɜːk ɪn kˈænədə fɔːɹ ˈeɪtiːn mˈʌnθs.