Utah Foreign Adoption Packet
Official state formAdoptionFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Packet to register an adoption order from a foreign country: instructions, a verified petition, an order for the judge to sign and a Report of Foreign Adoption. It is filed with the district court in the county where you live, not with the vital records office.
Who can use this form
- An adoptive parent living in Utah who adopted a child in court in a foreign country
- The parent signs the verified petition in front of a notary
- The parent completes the order of registration but does not sign it. The judge signs it
- The form notes that registering the adoption does not guarantee U.S. citizenship for the child
What to send with it
- The verified petition, signed in front of a notary
- The original adoption order and, if it is not in English, an English translation certified by the translator
- The completed Order of Registration, left unsigned for the judge
- The completed Report of Foreign Adoption
- File everything with the district court. After the judge signs, the court clerk forwards the order to the office
- The office then sends a letter with instructions on how to obtain the new birth certificate
Where to send it
- Mail to
- See the form for where to file it.
- State fee
- $65 per child for the new birth certificate, which includes one certified copy. Additional copies are $10. The court filing fee is not printed. The form says to contact the court.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 2026
- Source
- Official government page