Rhode Island Department of Health - Vital Records · Rhode Island state form

Report of Foreign Adoption Application

This form collects adoptive parent and child information used by Rhode Island Vital Records to create a Certificate of Foreign Birth after an adoption.

What this form is

Adopting parents or an attorney complete Parts I and II with information for the new birth certificate, including details about the adoptive parents and the child’s original birth certificate. The form says information for both parents must be listed unless the adoption is a single-parent adoption. Parents complete it before their Vital Records appointment; the official Report of Adoption is completed and reviewed at the appointment.

Who needs it

Adopting parents or their attorney need this form when requesting a Certificate of Foreign Birth through the foreign adoption ratification process.

Why it needs a notary

The document says parents sign the official Report of Adoption in front of a notary after reviewing it. This signature can be notarized online with a commissioned online notary.

How to submit it

Complete the form legibly before the Vital Records appointment. Call the State Vital Records Office to make an appointment and bring the completed form and the other listed documents.