nj.gov Foreign Adoptions Registration : New Jersey Department of Health

Name of the Organization : New Jersey Department of Health
Type of Facility : Foreign Adoptions Registration
State : New Jersey
Country : United States of America

Website : http://www.nj.gov/health/vital/adoption/foreign-adoptions/

Foreign Adoptions Registration :

For a child born and adopted in a foreign country and readopted in the US :
** At least one of the parents must be a U.S. citizen, and a New Jersey resident at the time of the adoption or at the time the adoption is placed on file with the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, and;

Related : New Jersey Department of Health Certificates of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth : www.statusin.org/24334.html

All of the following must be provided :
** A No Record of Birth statement from the state where the adoption occurred. (Not required if the child is adopted in New Jersey.)
** A completed Report of Adoption form (REG-44)
** A certified copy of the original foreign adoption decree and a certified English translation.
** A certified copy of the original foreign birth certificate and a certified English translation.

A check or money order for $2 payable to :
** Treasurer, State of New Jersey to process the adoption.
** A certified copy of the certificate can be ordered for $25 for the first copy and $2 for each additional copy of the same certificate.
** Proof of New Jersey residency.

Examples of proof of residency are :
** A voter registration card
** Driver license
** U.S. Federal Census Report of the parents
** Current utility bill – telephone, cable, gas, or electric

Proof that one parent is a U.S. citizen by providing a copy of one of the following :
** U.S. birth certificate
** Naturalization Certificate
** Foreign birth certificate of a U.S. citizen born abroad

Proof of the child’s immigration status by providing a copy of one of the following :
** Child’s green card
** Child’s foreign passport showing the I-551 stamp
** Child’s U.S. citizenship document

Note :
** These documents will be retained by the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry to be placed under seal.

Mail the above information to :
New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and Registry
Attn: – Foreign Adoption Processing
PO Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625

For a child born and adopted in a foreign country :
** At least one of the parents must be a U.S. citizen, and a New Jersey resident at the time of the adoption or at the time the adoption is placed on file with the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, and;

All of the following must be provided :
** A completed Report of Adoption form (REG-44)
** A certified copy of the original foreign adoption decree and a certified English translation.
** A certified copy of the original foreign birth certificate and a certified English translation.
** A check or money order for $2 payable to: Treasurer, State of New Jersey to process the adoption.
** A certified copy of the certificate can be ordered for $25 for the first copy and $2 for each additional copy of the same certificate.

Proof of New Jersey residency by providing a copy of one of the following :
Examples of proof of residency are :
** A voter registration card
** Driver license
** U.S. Federal Census Report of the parents
** Current utility bill – telephone, cable, gas, or electric

Proof that one parent is a U.S. citizen by providing a copy of one of the following :
** U.S. birth certificate
** Naturalization Certificate
** Foreign birth certificate of a U.S. citizen born abroad

Proof of the child’s immigration status by providing a copy of one of the following :
** Child’s green card
** Child’s foreign passport showing the I-551 stamp
** Child’s U.S. citizenship document
** All documents will be returned to the applicant once processed.

Mail the above information to :
New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and Registry
Attn: Foreign Adoption Processing
PO Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625