Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 641 - Public Health Department
Chapter 96 - Birth Registration
Rule 641-96.11 - Birth Registration Following a Foreign-born Adoption

Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 641-96.11

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

(1) A certificate of foreign birth shall be established by the state registrar for a child born in a foreign nation upon the state registrar's receipt of a completed Certificate of Adoption Report form from an Iowa court of competent jurisdiction or upon request of the resident adoptive parent or parents and the state registrar's receipt of all of the following documents:

a. The authenticated adoption decree in both the foreign language and the English translation, which shall contain the official signature of the translator, or a certified copy of an adoption decree from an Iowa court of competent jurisdiction;

b. If the decree does not contain information to establish the certificate of foreign birth, the adoptee's authenticated birth certificate in both the foreign language and the English translation, which shall contain the official signature of the translator;

c. Evidence of the adoptee's permanent residence such as a passport or citizenship papers;

d. A certified copy of the certificate of live birth of each adoptive parent; and

e. A notarized statement that is on letterhead from the licensed adoption agency or certified adoption investigator and that establishes the parent or parents were residents of Iowa at the time the adoption was final in the foreign nation. The statement will not be required if the parent's or parents' Iowa address is shown in the adoption documents.

(2) The certificate of foreign birth shall not constitute U.S. citizenship.

(3) The state registrar shall charge the adoptive parent or parents the appropriate fee for the registration of a certificate of foreign birth for a foreign-born child adopted by a parent who resided in Iowa at the time of adoption pursuant to Iowa Code section 144.13A.

(4) Administrative and certified copy fees shall be charged and remitted as provided in rule 641-95.6 (144).

(5) The evidence presented shall be on file only at the state registrar's office, and all supporting documentation shall be placed in a sealed file which shall be opened only by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or for vital records administrative purposes.

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