Relates to birth certificates for foreign adoptions

Foreign adoptees gain New York birth certificates

Beginning 30 days after enactment, New York's health commissioner must file birth certificates for eligible people whose foreign adoption or recognition is reported. No birth certificate or other birth record can be on file outside their birth country. No certificate of birth data can already exist. The adoptive parent must have lived in New York when the adoption occurred, or the adoption must have been lawful in New York. For foreign adoptions, applicants must provide adoption papers, a certified translation, and proof of birth date and place. They must also show IR-3, IR-4, IH-3, or successor immigrant visa status. When finalizing or recognizing a foreign adoption, petitioners can submit an attorney-certified foreign birth certificate or equivalent birth confirmation. They can submit it with the adoption decree and translations of foreign documents. People adopted under this framework before the effective date can also apply. The certificate lists the adoptee's name, sex, birth date, birth time, birthplace, mother's maiden name, and father's name. Local registrars must send certificates they file for foreign-country adoptions, plus supporting documents, to the commissioner for a new certificate.