Unregistered customary marriage

[MissyA 0]

The same apply here in ghana but how can o prove that when is just verbally done

[MissyA 0]

If i provide a divorce paper now it will also not work as my husband never indicated i was married in the filing process. So @NigeriaorBust you understand better. Pls wat can i do

[Roel 7,193]

Be honest about the whole thing, produce some proofs, hope that you don't get slapped with misrep because then you'll never see USA. 

 

Gotta face consequences of your actions. 

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

  Assume that they will know the basics of traditional marriage but take any printed reference to the creation  and desolation that you can find.   Provide what proofs that you have that you conformed to those traditions.  Statements from elders ( are you in the village and have a chief that knows what happened ? )  

[Boiler 45,913]

For prior marriages you need the divorce certificate

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/INT/HTML/INT/0-0-0-42832/0-0-0-58706.html

[bad4tatt 168]

22 hours ago, Akuaopoku said:

Hi all,

Please i need urgent assistance.

I did a traditional engagement with my ex boyfriend in 2014 and which we lasted fot 2 months then we cancel our upcoming civil marriage becos of infidelity on his part. I applied for non immigrant visa and stated i was married n his details within the time it got cancel and got my visa. Now am certifed married to us citizen for 3 yrs and he has filed for me and my son and we have an upcoming immigrant interview. My ques. Is if am being ask if i was married before what do i say. Your help will be much appreciated as am confuse

You already come from a high fraud country so the fact you stated on the form that you were married when not, might cause huge problems for you..

[Unlockable 7,315]

Another argument for why traditional ceremonies are not a good idea when trying to go for a K1. People really do pass it off as being officially married.

[NikLR 13,231]

The OP seems to be too married and not enough divorced!

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Seems that they need to follow the process outlined in the link to the USCIS case

[Boiler 45,913]

2 minutes ago, NigeriaorBust said:

Seems that they need to follow the process outlined in the link to the USCIS case

And dissolve the bigamous marriage?

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

3 minutes ago, Boiler said:

And dissolve the bigamous marriage?

  You having trouble reading the case in the link posted earlier ? 

[Boiler 45,913]

9 hours ago, NigeriaorBust said:

  You having trouble reading the case in the link posted earlier ? 

Nope

 

But there is sequence, divorce  before marriage.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

43 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Nope

 

But there is sequence, divorce  before marriage.

  The OP had the traditional in 2014 , it lasted 2 months and has not been married to someone else for 3 years ( so that happened in 2015 )   With a traditional marriage there is not filing or waiting,  you just call it quits and it is done and it seems to have happened before the second marriage.  The link tells her how to document that per a USCIS decision on another marriage.     Per those instructions there is no issue .

[Boiler 45,913]

Just now, NigeriaorBust said:

  The OP had the traditional in 2014 , it lasted 2 months and has not been married to someone else for 3 years ( so that happened in 2015 )   With a traditional marriage there is not filing or waiting,  you just call it quits and it is done and it seems to have happened before the second marriage.  The link tells her how to document that per a USCIS decision on another marriage.     Per those instructions there is no issue .

Can you back date such documentation? That seems the issue, the documents will be well after the 2nd marriage.