Ghana interview- should petitioner attend?

[kwakuoj 1]

Case completed 3/22/2013.

I am torn apart abt attending the interview or not. could u guys help me make up my mind. Our case is not a typical case. I became a citizen in almost four(4 years)ago thru my ex-wife and were divorced in 2011 after more than fives years of marriage. I married my present wiife and now applying for her. WE have a baby together and have done CRBA for her. We now awaiting interview at the consulate in Ghana and am thinking to attend because i know they are going to need answers to some questions. What do u guys think is best for me to attend and also is it a good idea to ask for affidavits from my ex-wife to show that our marriage broke down was not as a result of me meeting my present wife. Sorry if this is not the right forum to ask this question .

[dwheels76 5,468]

Case completed 3/22/2013.

I am torn apart abt attending the interview or not. could u guys help me make up my mind. Our case is not a typical case. I became a citizen in almost four(4 years)ago thru my ex-wife and were divorced in 2011 after more than fives years of marriage. I married my present wiife and now applying for her. WE have a baby together and have done CRBA for her. We now awaiting interview at the consulate in Ghana and am thinking to attend because i know they are going to need answers to some questions. What do u guys think is best for me to attend and also is it a good idea to ask for affidavits from my ex-wife to show that our marriage broke down was not as a result of me meeting my present wife. Sorry if this is not the right forum to ask this question .

Hello I will add you to list and I asked the admin to move your question to its own thread. Don't want your question lost here. Someone will be along soon to move this so hold on and the knowledgeable folk will be able to see it.

[kwakuoj 1]

Hello I will add you to list and I asked the admin to move your question to its own thread. Don't want your question lost here. Someone will be along soon to move this so hold on and the knowledgeable folk will be able to see it.

Thanks

[LaVegano 12]

I would highly recommend that you be there. With your presence it says a lot to the consulate official. I will say that in the Dominican Republic it is an unwritten rule that if the petitioner does not attend the visa will not be granted. Now this is with K-1s and CR1s. So yes by all means go you have put some much effort and waited so long why would you not.

[oohpartiv 484]

I would highly recommend that you be there. With your presence it says a lot to the consulate official. I will say that in the Dominican Republic it is an unwritten rule that if the petitioner does not attend the visa will not be granted. Now this is with K-1s and CR1s. So yes by all means go you have put some much effort and waited so long why would you not.

This is the same as with our consulate in Guayaquil. I think for any high fraud country it's important for the petitioner to go, and if I'm not mistaken Ghana ranks amount the high fraud countries. I'd be on a plane a few days before the interview if I were you!

[kwakuoj 1]

This is the same as with our consulate in Guayaquil. I think for any high fraud country it's important for the petitioner to go, and if I'm not mistaken Ghana ranks amount the high fraud countries. I'd be on a plane a few days before the interview if I were you!

Thanks guys i will certainly be there.

[Togbega II 25]

It will help a lot to be there because sometimes u may never know...there may be things that might crop up during the interview which u can readily clarify. I would also urge u to ask your ex to give u any paper work u deem necessary. Its better to be fully prepared than to later say HAVE I KNOWN.

[shefe 6]

But they don't let the petitioner in during the Interview?

[oohpartiv 484]

But they don't let the petitioner in during the Interview?

That depends on the embassy/consulate. I know for my consulate, the petitioner is basically expected to go, but for places like the UK you have to call ahead of time to get the petitioner's name put on the list or they won't be let in, while some consulates don't let them in at all. OP might want to look into this before flying halfway across the world only to be stuck outside waiting!

[N-o-l-a 7,168]

That depends on the embassy/consulate. I know for my consulate, the petitioner is basically expected to go, but for places like the UK you have to call ahead of time to get the petitioner's name put on the list or they won't be let in, while some consulates don't let them in at all. OP might want to look into this before flying halfway across the world only to be stuck outside waiting!

I would definitely contact the embassy before any interview. We had to contact ours ahead of time to be put on the list.

Maybe some Ghana posters can clue you in some more, but they allowed me to assist him in turning in documents, but they would only allow me to listen to the interview, but not participate. I had to sit somewhere where I was out of his line of sight as well so he couldn't read anything from my facial cues.

[REM4ever 0]

Let me get this correct, you are from Ghana and she is from Ghana and you were only married 5 years? That does not look right at all and I'm not even an immigration officer. They questioned my fiance because my ex husband is from the same country as my fiance as if they knew each other. Get ready for the questions. It's going to seem like you married the American to get citizenship and then when you gained it you went back to a local lady and now you want to bring her to the U.S, but good luck.

[Boggy1974 124]

This is the same as with our consulate in Guayaquil. I think for any high fraud country it's important for the petitioner to go, and if I'm not mistaken Ghana ranks amount the high fraud countries. I'd be on a plane a few days before the interview if I were you!

I would say OP should attend his wife's impending visa interview NOT because "Ghana ranks among the high fraud countries" as the powers that be have categorized this country.

But rather the couple have invested lots of money and time, and would like to see to a successful end (where interview goes well and visa granted).

[kwakuoj 1]

Thanks all for ur input and am going to be there for the interview.