- (a) A child who has automatically acquired United States citizenship following a foreign adoption and who possesses a Certificate of Citizenship in accordance with the Child Citizenship Act, CAA, P.L. 106-395, shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 22-9A-11, which require a judicial report to acquire a Certificate of Foreign Birth.
(b) The State Registrar, upon written request, shall prepare a Certificate of Foreign Birth reflecting the actual date and place of birth for a child who was born in a foreign country, adopted by a United States citizen, and who has automatically acquired citizenship in accordance with the federal Child Citizenship Act upon the production of all of the following documents:
- (1) The child’s Certificate of Citizenship.
- (2) A certified copy of the child’s foreign birth certificate and certified English translation.
- (3) The original documents related to the foreign adoption certified by the United States Embassy abroad and certified English translation.
- (4) The Social Security card of the child.
- (5) A valid government issued picture identification of parent or parents, such as a passport or driver’s license.
- (6) Proof of residency of the parent or parents in the State of Alabama.
- (c) The State Registrar shall develop any necessary forms for adoptive parents to submit in order to request a Certificate of Foreign Birth.
(Act 2012-179, p. 283, §2.)