"Just a few weeks earlier, Hurricane Dorian had slammed into our home in the Bahamas, a country I'd lived in my entire life. My family had spent 24 hours trapped in our attic, praying the roof would hold before evacuating to nearby Florida. Once we arrived, we found ourselves stuck in immigration limbo. For as long as possible, we tried to remain in Florida, close to home."
"We had no legal option to stay in the US long-term, but we didn't want to return to devastation, either. This left us with very little time to figure out a future for our 6-year-old daughter and four dogs. Canada started to seem like our best option, since the country was actively looking for immigrants, with pathways toward legal permanent residency. We weren't confident in our choice, but we committed."
A catastrophic hurricane forced a family in the Bahamas to evacuate and face immigration limbo in Florida, where short permitted stays made long-term planning impossible. With a six-year-old daughter and four dogs to consider, the family chose Canada because of active immigrant pathways and prospects for permanent residency. They narrowed their search to a coastal town near US relatives, researched schools and housing, and completed three weeks of intense online research and paperwork. The move involved emotional strain, reliance on digital tools like Google Street View, and decisive commitment to a new life in Canada.
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