RFE - Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate

[JustUs 3]

Will the madness ever cease! We provided a certified copy of our marriage certificate (instructions say you can provide either the original or a certified copy) and the NVC says that the certified copy we provided was not from the government agency they recognize. They said that the document should have come from the Registrar General. I explained to them that their information is incomplete. You can obtain an official marriage certification from either the Registrar General or from the AMA - Accra Metropolitan Assembly. Most of the people I know who were married in Accra were married at the AMA. The difference between the official certified copy and the original is the the certified copy comes with a letter of authentication from the AMA as further evidence of the document being official. My husband retained the original copy (he could have used the certified copy or the original) so that he could present it at his interview as instructed on the NVC website. So, I have emailed the NVC with details about this misunderstanding including the link to the AMA's website and I am waiting for our original certificate to be received in the mail from my husband. Hopefully, we have provided them with additional information on the marriage process in Accra, Ghana. Unfortunately, it has set us back probably by a month to getting our case closed. The good news is that was the only problem with our paperwork. Hopefully, this will be resolved before I receive the original from my husband because I hate to have to give them both official copies of our marriage certificate - then my husband will have to get another certified copy - oh well. Just thought I would share for others going through the process in Ghana.

Always something. I guess I can't blame the NVC for not being an expert on everything in every country. Patience has become our friend.

[Zen Den 18]

Will the madness ever cease! We provided a certified copy of our marriage certificate (instructions say you can provide either the original or a certified copy) and the NVC says that the certified copy we provided was not from the government agency they recognize. They said that the document should have come from the Registrar General. I explained to them that their information is incomplete. You can obtain an official marriage certification from either the Registrar General or from the AMA - Accra Metropolitan Assembly. Most of the people I know who were married in Accra were married at the AMA. The difference between the official certified copy and the original is the the certified copy comes with a letter of authentication from the AMA as further evidence of the document being official. My husband retained the original copy (he could have used the certified copy or the original) so that he could present it at his interview as instructed on the NVC website. So, I have emailed the NVC with details about this misunderstanding including the link to the AMA's website and I am waiting for our original certificate to be received in the mail from my husband. Hopefully, we have provided them with additional information on the marriage process in Accra, Ghana. Unfortunately, it has set us back probably by a month to getting our case closed. The good news is that was the only problem with our paperwork. Hopefully, this will be resolved before I receive the original from my husband because I hate to have to give them both official copies of our marriage certificate - then my husband will have to get another certified copy - oh well. Just thought I would share for others going through the process in Ghana.

Always something. I guess I can't blame the NVC for not being an expert on everything in every country. Patience has become our friend.

patience can really be your best friend at times like this. good luck to both of you

[ibee4qb 1]

Will the madness ever cease! We provided a certified copy of our marriage certificate (instructions say you can provide either the original or a certified copy) and the NVC says that the certified copy we provided was not from the government agency they recognize. They said that the document should have come from the Registrar General. I explained to them that their information is incomplete. You can obtain an official marriage certification from either the Registrar General or from the AMA - Accra Metropolitan Assembly. Most of the people I know who were married in Accra were married at the AMA. The difference between the official certified copy and the original is the the certified copy comes with a letter of authentication from the AMA as further evidence of the document being official. My husband retained the original copy (he could have used the certified copy or the original) so that he could present it at his interview as instructed on the NVC website. So, I have emailed the NVC with details about this misunderstanding including the link to the AMA's website and I am waiting for our original certificate to be received in the mail from my husband. Hopefully, we have provided them with additional information on the marriage process in Accra, Ghana. Unfortunately, it has set us back probably by a month to getting our case closed. The good news is that was the only problem with our paperwork. Hopefully, this will be resolved before I receive the original from my husband because I hate to have to give them both official copies of our marriage certificate - then my husband will have to get another certified copy - oh well. Just thought I would share for others going through the process in Ghana.

Always something. I guess I can't blame the NVC for not being an expert on everything in every country. Patience has become our friend.

We also submitted an original copy to avoid any delays. All original document will be forward to the US Embassy in Ghana and it will be handed over after the interview. Good luck!

[agynyame 2]

Will the madness ever cease! We provided a certified copy of our marriage certificate (instructions say you can provide either the original or a certified copy) and the NVC says that the certified copy we provided was not from the government agency they recognize. They said that the document should have come from the Registrar General. I explained to them that their information is incomplete. You can obtain an official marriage certification from either the Registrar General or from the AMA - Accra Metropolitan Assembly. Most of the people I know who were married in Accra were married at the AMA. The difference between the official certified copy and the original is the the certified copy comes with a letter of authentication from the AMA as further evidence of the document being official. My husband retained the original copy (he could have used the certified copy or the original) so that he could present it at his interview as instructed on the NVC website. So, I have emailed the NVC with details about this misunderstanding including the link to the AMA's website and I am waiting for our original certificate to be received in the mail from my husband. Hopefully, we have provided them with additional information on the marriage process in Accra, Ghana. Unfortunately, it has set us back probably by a month to getting our case closed. The good news is that was the only problem with our paperwork. Hopefully, this will be resolved before I receive the original from my husband because I hate to have to give them both official copies of our marriage certificate - then my husband will have to get another certified copy - oh well. Just thought I would share for others going through the process in Ghana.

Always something. I guess I can't blame the NVC for not being an expert on everything in every country. Patience has become our friend.

JustUS,

I believe what you need to do is turn in the original. That is all they are used to and that is all they will take. Somehow, they are of the mindset that Ghanaians cannot be trusted. Can't say one can blame them.

[JustUs 3]

That's the plan. The original is on its way to me from my husband. It's a shame how things happen for the process in Ghana. Unfortunately, those who have participated in scams and false relationships (on both the Ghanaian and American side) have created this challenge for us. It's the situation we have and we have to remember that all of our actions are in more question than some other countries that's why we have to be tight in our process. Live and learn - then share our experiences here to help others going through the same process.

[agynyame 2]

That's the plan. The original is on its way to me from my husband. It's a shame how things happen for the process in Ghana. Unfortunately, those who have participated in scams and false relationships (on both the Ghanaian and American side) have created this challenge for us. It's the situation we have and we have to remember that all of our actions are in more question than some other countries that's why we have to be tight in our process. Live and learn - then share our experiences here to help others going through the same process.

We live through this experience to share yep. I look forward to the day everypne going through Ghana will get an interview date immediately when we finish NVC