New Hampshire § 5-C-34 - Section 5-C:34 Application for Certificate of Foreign Birth.

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§ 5-C-34. Section 5-C:34 Application for Certificate of Foreign Birth.

I. The registrar shall establish a New Hampshire certificate of foreign birth for a person born in a foreign country and for whom a final decree of adoption has been issued by a court of competent jurisdiction in New Hampshire. This certificate of foreign birth shall be established and registered and a certified copy of such certificate issued when the registrar receives a request and a fee of $25 from the adoptive parents or adopted person over 18 years of age for such a certificate and a report of the adoption as provided in RSA 170-B:22. Funds paid to the registrar shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the vital records improvement fund established under RSA 5-C:15. II. A completed application for certificate of foreign birth shall include: (a) The county of the probate court involved. (b) The name of the child prior to adoption. (c) The names of the adoptive parents. (d) The date the adoption was approved by the probate court. (e) The full name of the child after adoption. (f) The sex of the child. (g) The child's date of birth. (h) The city or town, the state or local equivalent and the country of the child's place of birth. (i) The child's alien registration card number. (j) Information from both adoptive parents, if a couple is adopting, or one parent in the case where one parent is adopting, including each parent's full name, including the full maiden name of the adoptive mother, if applicable; each parent's date and place of birth; each parent's residence address; each parent's signature or the signature of the child's legal guardian or legal representative if a minor; and the date signed. (k) The signature of a justice of the peace, or the signature and seal of a notary public. III. The applicant shall attach the following documents to the completed application for a certificate of foreign birth: (a) A report of adoption as required by RSA 170-B:22. (b) A certified copy of the original adoption decree. (c) The child's alien registration card. (d) The documents used to establish the date and place of birth, such as an English translation of the original birth certificate, a copy of an adoption report from the adoption agency, or any report issued by the government of the country of birth describing facts known regarding the origin of the child. (e) Cash or a check made payable to "The State of New Hampshire," in the amount specified in paragraph I.

Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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