Laws of New York (Last Updated: November 21, 2014) |
PBH Public Health |
Article 41. VITAL STATISTICS |
Title 3. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS |
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.