evidence of tradition marriage in nigeria

[AMAKA 2]

hello

please can someone help me. i filed 1 130 for both my parents in june. i got a rfe today. on the application i was confuse about the question when they ask about date of marriage, because my parent had traditional marriage 33 y.o. and i believed there where no documation to prove that they where married. in march of this year my parent had a church marriage. i included the date of the church marriage as my parents marriage date. my rfe states that i need to sumit a marriage certificate for my parent and that they would have to be married before my 18 y.o. birthday for uscis purpose. if this did not happen than i need to show evidence that i have a relationships with my father such as money order, income tax, insurance, medical report, school record correspondence and affidavits. this is too much because i don't know how to gather all the information by the deadline and i don't know where to start. does anyone know if nigeria traditional marriage is recongnized by the uscis and how do one show that they had a traditional marriage 33 y.o? i plan on calling the rfe line tomorrow. it will not be easy for my to collect the relationship evidence at this point. i will appreciate any advise or any help at this point. my paper also states that blood test alone will not be enough on my father side.

[Sylvia_n_Joseph 3]

In Nigeria the 2 marriages recognized are church marriage and a registry/court marriage. Actually if you have a traditional ceremony and are trying for a k1 they will deny you because you are married and if you are trying to prove a marriage they will tell you a traditional marriage is no good. I know Nigeria is a hard country to prove documents from. One member managed to show that there are no good government records. I think it was Divine Mercy. Pm her maybe she can help.

[lovemajek 0]

In Nigeria the 2 marriages recognized are church marriage and a registry/court marriage. Actually if you have a traditional ceremony and are trying for a k1 they will deny you because you are married and if you are trying to prove a marriage they will tell you a traditional marriage is no good. I know Nigeria is a hard country to prove documents from. One member managed to show that there are no good government records. I think it was Divine Mercy. Pm her maybe she can help.

I have similar problems.I filed petition for my mum,they are now requesting for marriage certifica which in not available.I wonder if I should call them and tell them I dont have mum marriage certificate.Pla advice.TX

[Sylvia_n_Joseph 3]

The US will only recognize one marriage. In Nigeria traditional marriages are sometimes used for second and more wives. However marriage order doesn't change your biological roots. You can get notarized statements from people that attended the wedding ? If your parents reside in areas affected by the Biafran war include what data you can find about the destruction of records during that time. Are both your parents included on your birth registry ? Contact the embassy about what proof you can send in the absence of anything official . Is your mother your fathers only wife ?