Legal Opinion
ANNANG
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided July 1, 1973No. 2248PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Interim Decision #2248 MATTER OF ANNANG In Visa Petition Proceedings A-20109051 Decided by Board December 10, 1978 (1) In visa petition proceedings, the law of a foreign country is a question of fact which must be proved by the petitioner if he relies on it to establish eligibility for an immigration benefit. (2) Customary marriages are recognized in Ghana; the essential elements of every such customary marriage are: (a) consent by the two parties that they live together as man and wife; (b) consent by the family of the man that he should have the woman as his wife; (c) consent by the woman's…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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