azdhs.gov Register a Foreign-Birth Adoption : Arizona Department of Health

Name of the Organization : Arizona Department of Health
Type of Facility : Register a Foreign-Birth Adoption
State : Arizona
Country : United States of America

Website : http://www.azdhs.gov/licensing/vital-records/index.php#register-birth-foreign-adoption
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/24281-foreignapp.pdf

Register a Foreign-Birth Adoption :

** A.R.S. § 36-338 outlines the requirements for registering a Foreign-Birth Certificate for children adopted by citizens of Arizona.

Related : Arizona Department of Health Applying for a Delayed Birth Certificate : www.statusin.org/24275.html

The Office of Vital Records shall establish a Foreign-Born Birth Certificate for an adopted person who meets the following criteria:
** Was born in a foreign country
** Was not a United States Citizen at birth

** Has completed the adoption process in a foreign country before coming to the United States or one parent has completed the adoption process in a foreign country and the other parent has completed the adoption process in a Superior Court in Arizona.

** Has been adopted by a resident(s) of Arizona.
** An Arizona Superior Court, adoptive parent(s) or adopted person has submitted the appropriate legal and evidentiary documents.

The Office of Vital Records will not register a certificate in the following cases :
** For a person who has a registered Foreign Born Certificate in another state.
** For a person who was born in a foreign country to citizens of the United States.

Name changes or discrepancies with the child’s date of birth :
** Amendments to the child’s date of birth shall not be permitted unless the parent submits a certified court order from a Superior court to correct the child’s date of birth.
** Name changes must be stated in the adoption order; otherwise a certified court-ordered name change will be required to list the new name on the birth certificate.

Documents :
** Documents that are in a language other than English, must be translated into English by a certified translator.
** The translator shall attest that he/she believes the translation to be accurate and complete and the translator shall sign the certified statement in the presence of a notary public.
** This statement and signature should be attached to the original document and the translation.

** Original documents such as adoption decrees, passports, birth certificates, etc., must be submitted to the State Office of Vital Records.
** A copy of the original documents will be made by the Office of Vital Records, and the original documents will be returned to the adoptive parents.

Exception :
** Original adoption orders mailed directly to the State Office of Vital Records from the court will be retained.

The Registration Process :
** After the required documents have been received by the Office of Vital Records to register a foreign birth certificate, the request will be processed in the order it was received.
** The Office of Vital records will prepare a foreign-born certificate in accordance with the information provided in the final adoption order, etc.

The adoptive parents must complete the foreign-born worksheet if the following information is not listed in the final adoption order :
** Adoptive father’s complete name, place of birth and date of birth
** Adoptive mother’s complete name, place of birth and date of birth
** Adoptive parents’ home address at the time the adoption was finalized

What Do You Need to Register a Foreign Born Birth Certificate?
** Application for Foreign-Born Registration
** Foriegn-Born Adoption Worksheet
** IR-3 Stamped Passports
** IR-3 Stamped Passport and Re-Adoption in an Arizona Court
** IR-4 and Other Stamped Passports
** Child Adopted When Adoptive Parents Were Residents of Another State