Section 4138-B. Birth certificate: foreign country adoption  


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  • Whenever the
      adoption or finalization of a  foreign  adoption  or  recognition  of  a
      foreign  adoption of a child pursuant to section one hundred eleven-c of
      the domestic relations law has been reported to the local registrar, the
      registrar shall issue a birth certificate  for  the  child.  Such  birth
      certificate  shall  be  issued and filed upon receipt of: proof that the
      adoptive parent or child is a resident of this  state;  a  copy  of  the
      adoption documents of the jurisdiction or country in which the child was
      adopted;  a  certified  translation  of  the foreign adoption documents,
      evidence of the date and place of the child's  birth;  and  evidence  of
      IR-3  immigrant  visa  status, or a successor immigrant visa status. The
      birth certificate shall include the child's name, sex,  date  of  birth,
      time of birth, place of birth, mother's maiden name, and father's name.