As my readers know, I've been preparing to file the paperwork to get a second passport. It's nice to know that because of my genealogical heritage, I qualify for a citizenship via birthright. If I recall correctly, even the Nazis didn't stop Jews with foreign passports from returning to their homelands. They simply wanted Nazi held territory "Judenfrei."
Even though we haven't had any official pogroms yet, the USA has killed people simply because of their ethnicity. (Just ask any African-American or Native American/Indian about how their ancestors were killed by "White" Americans.) Given this administration in power, I don't trust that it will be stopped before they put transgender people in prison camps - we're already seeing people deported to Salvadoran prisons without due process.
With these considerations before me, I will file my citizenship (overseas birth) registration, and hope to have my second citizenship before year end. But this is not the only paperwork I have to take care of. Right now, I must deal with unclaimed funds for both my parents' estates. Since I don't have originals of either death certificate, I'm planning on sending photocopies, as New York isn't asking for official copies of these documents. (This is where I may need to take the time to get official copies of these documents.) Unfortunately, I have no idea of how much my brother and I will receive, as New York doesn't list the amount to be claimed on their site. And this is not the last bit of paperwork to be filed. I have to find several savings bonds bought by my late wife and then file for their redemption. Once this is done, the important paperwork that needs to be done will be done.
Thankfully, I have my friend Maria that I can ask to notarize documents for me. If I can, I'll finally get to introduce RQS to Maria when RQS is next here. But that will be on a busy weekend, as Vicki, RQS and I will be going to the Flax Barn Sale for some discount shopping. I'll bet that by then, I'll have even more paperwork to deal with.
