Ghana engagement- to do or not to do..

[gf97 1]

Did any of you do the Ghanaian engagement in Ghana before the interview?

If you are a ghanaian girl and you are marrying a Ghanaian man, you know that you should do the Ghanaian engagement-- where the man presents the money and gifts to the girls family , etc.

Its called the engagement.

My question is: if you do the engagement in Ghana and submit photos from that at your interview in Ghana will that mess you up?

Is it advisable to do?

because in Ghana, once you do the engagement, everyone in Ghana assumes that you are married. The whole engagement/knocking thing.

Its customary to do.

But if we go through the engagment and there is no wedding certificate, then we are truly not married. Its just the engagement.

Just want to see what you guys think about that, because any Ghanaian interviewer knows that engagement is the same thing as marriage. BUt in reality it s not, because no wedding certificate will be sugned.

its more of the cultural thing, So its a matter of cultural vs. reality.

what do u guys think..ask your Ghanaian partners what they think... i dont want my guy to get to the interview and be interviewed by a Ghanaian and have the Ghanaian say," oh, if you did the engagement, then you are married." because that will be fause-- theres no certificate.

[Zee Bee 61]

You can do the engagement, but I would not present any of those pictures at the interview if it resembles anything like a wedding ceremony.

We did not have an engagement party.

[Enlighten one :) 5]

The embassy is usally aware of cultural norms. You should be fine following through on the emgagment. Be blessed!

Did any of you do the Ghanaian engagement in Ghana before the interview?

If you are a ghanaian girl and you are marrying a Ghanaian man, you know that you should do the Ghanaian engagement-- where the man presents the money and gifts to the girls family , etc.

Its called the engagement.

My question is: if you do the engagement in Ghana and submit photos from that at your interview in Ghana will that mess you up?

Is it advisable to do?

because in Ghana, once you do the engagement, everyone in Ghana assumes that you are married. The whole engagement/knocking thing.

Its customary to do.

But if we go through the engagment and there is no wedding certificate, then we are truly not married. Its just the engagement.

Just want to see what you guys think about that, because any Ghanaian interviewer knows that engagement is the same thing as marriage. BUt in reality it s not, because no wedding certificate will be sugned.

its more of the cultural thing, So its a matter of cultural vs. reality.

what do u guys think..ask your Ghanaian partners what they think... i dont want my guy to get to the interview and be interviewed by a Ghanaian and have the Ghanaian say," oh, if you did the engagement, then you are married." because that will be fause-- theres no certificate.

[reeses16 8]

Its a judgement call. If you do it, do NOT submit photos. Personally, I wouldn't do it I would not want the risk of it being misinterpreted by someone at the consulate or family/community member. I have a read post where the consulate did a home/community visit. That person did not identify herself and family members refused to answer questions which turned into visa drama. Its highly unlike that anything like that would happen to you, but I wouldn't risk it personally.

May I suggest waiting until you SO has recieved the visa. Then plan the engagement as a dual engagement/going away? That way you will have no worries and still have the Ghanaian engagement.

[It's me 1]

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Did any of you do the Ghanaian engagement in Ghana before the interview?

If you are a ghanaian girl and you are marrying a Ghanaian man, you know that you should do the Ghanaian engagement-- where the man presents the money and gifts to the girls family , etc.

Its called the engagement.

My question is: if you do the engagement in Ghana and submit photos from that at your interview in Ghana will that mess you up?

Is it advisable to do?

because in Ghana, once you do the engagement, everyone in Ghana assumes that you are married. The whole engagement/knocking thing.

Its customary to do.

But if we go through the engagment and there is no wedding certificate, then we are truly not married. Its just the engagement.

Just want to see what you guys think about that, because any Ghanaian interviewer knows that engagement is the same thing as marriage. BUt in reality it s not, because no wedding certificate will be sugned.

its more of the cultural thing, So its a matter of cultural vs. reality.

what do u guys think..ask your Ghanaian partners what they think... i dont want my guy to get to the interview and be interviewed by a Ghanaian and have the Ghanaian say," oh, if you did the engagement, then you are married." because that will be fause-- theres no certificate.

[zariagirl 0]

Its a judgement call. If you do it, do NOT submit photos. Personally, I wouldn't do it I would not want the risk of it being misinterpreted by someone at the consulate or family/community member. I have a read post where the consulate did a home/community visit. That person did not identify herself and family members refused to answer questions which turned into visa drama. Its highly unlike that anything like that would happen to you, but I wouldn't risk it personally.

May I suggest waiting until you SO has recieved the visa. Then plan the engagement as a dual engagement/going away? That way you will have no worries and still have the Ghanaian engagement.

This is exactly what my SO and I have planned to do. We don't want to take any risks.