Well you know Canada always do things their way, and because over the years Nigeria has been going down gradually so any documents that comes from the country is also not wealthy of Canadian standard. The best you can do is get a lawyer involve and it may result in you going to SA or back to Nigeria to do the official marriage with much more evidence to prove. Good luck.Hi everyone. Can someone kindly guide me through... My family's applications were transferred to Pretoria VO after I became a permanent resident in Canada. This month marks the 15th month since then with no communication. Woke up now and saw a message from Pretoria office that my marriage with my spouse was we did in absentia (I was in South Africa while my wife was in Nigeria) is not recognized by Canada unless we provide a proof that both of us were physically present on the day of wedding. What do I do? This marriage is recognized in my country of origin and I provided them with our marriage certificate from the beginning of my application....