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Getting your birth certificate information before adoption: if you do not live in the UK

Application form to get your birth certificate information from before your adoption. Use this form if you do not live in the UK.

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Application form to get birth certificate information (outside the UK)

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Guidance notes

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Details

You should use this form to get your birth certificate information if you:

  • were adopted
  • do not live in the UK

You should read the guidance notes before completing the form.

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Updates to this page

Published 15 August 2013
Last updated 25 October 2018 + show all updates
  1. Application form replaced with an updated version. Details section re-written to improve clarity.

  2. Updated application form.

  3. Updated guidance

  4. Updated form and guidance notes

  5. First published.

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