Unobtainable documents (Questions and Answers)

[GLORIFY GOD 1]

Hi everyone, I filed for my mom, she and my dad were not together and my dad has passed away. The NVC is asking for divorce papers but my mom and dad didn’t get one when they divorced. What do I do? All suggestions are welcome and thank you all in advance 

Edited December 8, 2023 by GLORIFY GOD

[D-R-J 156]

Were they married and divorced traditionally? Is your mom remarried?

Edited December 8, 2023 by D-R-J

[GLORIFY GOD 1]

3 hours ago, D-R-J said:

Were they married and divorced traditionally? Is your mom remarried?

No she hasn’t remarried 

they did traditional marriage 

no court registration 

[GLORIFY GOD 1]

1 minute ago, GLORIFY GOD said:

No she hasn’t remarried 

they did traditional marriage 

no court registration 

They did the traditional marriage in Ghana 

[D-R-J 156]

Ok, I think you can still get a traditional marriage certificate and divorce certificate.

 

Have your mom go to the municipal or metropolitan council. I think they may still be  able to give her a marriage and divorce document. It would be good for her to bring a witness to both the marriage and divorce.

 

The marriage certificate should look like this:Apparently they will often put the divorce on the reverse side and/or give you court decree.

[D-R-J 156]

I wonder if you could also write a letter to NVC stating that your parents were married and divorced traditionally and that there are no documents.
 

Since your mom wasn’t remarried, in my mind there is less necessity to show that the marriage was dissolved at a particular point. Your father’s death certificate would show that they are no longer married.

Edited December 8, 2023 by D-R-J

[GLORIFY GOD 1]

1 hour ago, D-R-J said:

I wonder if you could also write a letter to NVC stating that your parents were married and divorced traditionally and that there are no documents.
 

Since your mom wasn’t remarried, in my mind there is less necessity to show that the marriage was dissolved at a particular point. Your father’s death certificate would show that they are no longer married.

Thank you DRJ. I sent them a letter and I am waiting for their response and I will get my dad’s death certificate too. Thanks

[GLORIFY GOD 1]

On 12/8/2023 at 6:04 PM, GLORIFY GOD said:

Thank you DRJ. I sent them a letter and I am waiting for their response and I will get my dad’s death certificate too. Thanks

So they accepted everything and DQ’d so We are waiting for the interview date… thanks DRJ for your response.

[D-R-J 156]

Great news!

[amb1 1]

On 12/7/2023 at 8:34 PM, GLORIFY GOD said:

Hi everyone, I filed for my mom, she and my dad were not together and my dad has passed away. The NVC is asking for divorce papers but my mom and dad didn’t get one when they divorced. What do I do? All suggestions are welcome and thank you all in advance 

I was in a similar situation. NVC requested for a marriage certificate. I wrote to them explaining the situation. NVC approved and DQ it.

At my mom's interview, the consular requested for marriage certificate. I got a notarized affidavit of marriage from two people who were present at the time of marriage and sent it to the embassy. 

I just checked the status of my mom's visa and its been issued today. 

[GLORIFY GOD 1]

54 minutes ago, amb1 said:

I was in a similar situation. NVC requested for a marriage certificate. I wrote to them explaining the situation. NVC approved and DQ it.

At my mom's interview, the consular requested for marriage certificate. I got a notarized affidavit of marriage from two people who were present at the time of marriage and sent it to the embassy. 

I just checked the status of my mom's visa and its been issued today. 

Congratulations to you and your mom. They DQ’d my mom’s as well and we are waiting for the interview date. Thanks for sharing