Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 100 - Establishment of New Certificates of Birth
Rule 641-100.3 - Certificate Following Adoption

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-100.3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024

(1) A new certificate of birth may be prepared by the state registrar for a child born in Iowa upon receipt of an adoption report or certified copy of an adoption decree from the courts of Iowa or the several states of the United States.

(2) A new certificate of birth may be prepared by the state registrar for a child born in a foreign nation upon request of resident adoptive parent(s) and receipt of all of the following documents:

a. Authenticated adoption decree in both the foreign language and English containing the official signature of the translator or an adoption report or certified copy of an adoption decree from the courts of Iowa;

b. If the decree does not contain all required fields to establish the certificate of foreign birth, then an adoptee's authenticated birth certificate in the foreign language and the English translation containing the official signature of the translator;

c. Adoptee's original permanent residence card (green card) or passport containing the official stamped 1-551 statement of temporary evidence of permanent residence;

d. Certified copy of the birth certificate of the adoptive parent(s); and

e. Notarized statement on letterhead from the licensed adoption agency or certified adoption investigator that establishes parental residency.

By the authority of Public Law 106-395, aforeign-born child adopted by aU.S. citizen after February 27, 2001, automatically becomes a U.S. citizen. A certificate of citizenship may be obtained from the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and a passport may be obtained from the Department of State.

(3) The name reflected on the certificate shall be the child's name exactly as listed on the decree presented to the state registrar. A legal change of name issued pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 674 shall be required to change the name.

(4) The state registrar shall collect the fee for processing and registering the birth.

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