4138-B - Birth certificate: foreign country adoption.

§  4138-b.  Birth  certificate: foreign country adoption. Whenever the  adoption or finalization of a  foreign  adoption  or  recognition  of  a  foreign  adoption of a child pursuant to section one hundred eleven-c of  the domestic relations law has been reported to  the  commissioner,  the  commissioner shall file a birth certificate for the child provided there  is  no  other birth certificate or other birth record on file other than  in the country where such child was born and provided, further,  that  a  certificate  of  birth  data  does not exist for that person. Such birth  certificate shall be filed upon receipt  of:  proof  that  the  adoptive  parent  was  a resident of this state at the time of adoption; a copy of  the adoption documents of the jurisdiction or country in which the child  was adopted; a certified translation of the foreign adoption  documents,  evidence  of  the  date  and place of the child's birth; and evidence of  IR-3 or IR-4 immigrant  visa  status,  or  a  successor  immigrant  visa  status.  The birth certificate shall include the child's name, sex, date  of birth, time of birth, place  of  birth,  mother's  maiden  name,  and  father's  name. A birth certificate for a foreign country adoption which  has been filed by a local registrar  and  all  supporting  documentation  shall  be submitted by the local registrar to the commissioner who shall  file a new birth certificate pursuant to this section.