Jeffery, a Ghanaian-American currently based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, shared his journey from Ghana to the U.S., highlighting the ups and downs he faced along the way.
He first traveled abroad in 2006 to the UK on a student visa and made three trips in total. During his time in the UK, he studied at the College of North West London after attending Accra Polytechnic in Ghana. However, life as a student in the UK was financially difficult, so he eventually returned to Ghana. After being unemployed for four months, he finally landed a job.
Not giving up on his dream of building a better future, Jeffery later applied for a student visa to Canada through a friend’s guidance, but he ended up securing a U.S. visa instead and relocated to America in 2016.
Jeffery has experienced complex relationships along the way. He married early, in 1995, while still in Ghana. After relocating, the marriage collapsed.
“I won’t blame her entirely,” Jeffery said. “It turned out she was a l£sbian and was dating other women, which I only discovered after some investigation. She attended Agogo Nursing Training College, and through mutual friends, I learned of her hidden lifestyle.”
They had four children together, but the relationship became strained. Jeffery recounted how they lived under the same roof without communication, while she would go out and enjoy herself during the week. “At a point, she reported me to the police, and now my youngest child, who is 11, has been told not to call me,” he added.
Despite the challenges, Jeffery only paid 1,000 GHS for his US visa processing—a small investment for a major life change. He later married a Black American woman who wanted to help him with his immigration documents, but things didn’t work out.
In 2020, Jeffery met a Ghanaian woman on Facebook, and they eventually got married. They now have a two-year-old child together. Since meeting his new wife, life has taken a positive turn, and he has even started making investments back in Ghana.
Looking back, Jeffery admits he saw the red flags in his previous marriage but didn’t act early. “She changed toward me and had started seeing someone else, but I didn’t know until her attitude gave it away,” he said.
Jeffery, who proudly describes himself as a “Madina boy,” believes his story is a mix of lessons and growth. Through it all, he remains hopeful and committed to building a stable life for himself and his family, both in the U.S. and back home in Ghana.
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