Jamaican birth certificate and adoption certificate

[Alita2pretty 1]

My husband lives in Jamaica and was Adopted by his Grandmother when he was little. He has an Adoption certificate but no Birth certificate.  NVC said to send proof of Birth certificate... but he doeant have one and the Registrar Generals office told him his adoption certificate is his birth certificate.  I Dont know what to do?

[lovtrish 4]

The Registrar General is correct. His adoption certificate is his new birth certificate. The same rules applies if he was adopted in the US. Your adoption certificate is just the same as your birth certificate with the updated parents name, nothing else changes on it. You need to send his adoption/birth certificate. I think because you know he's adopted you are thinking it's two separate document but it's the same document. He being adopted is irrelevant since it's you filing for him and not his Mom/grandmother.

[Alita2pretty 1]

1 hour ago, lovtrish said:

The Registrar General is correct. His adoption certificate is his new birth certificate. The same rules applies if he was adopted in the US. Your adoption certificate is just the same as your birth certificate with the updated parents name, nothing else changes on it. You need to send his adoption/birth certificate. I think because you know he's adopted you are thinking it's two separate document but it's the same document. He being adopted is irrelevant since it's you filing for him and not his Mom/grandmother.

Thank you so much so what should I tell NVC?

[lovtrish 4]

You should let them know that is the only birth certificate. In most countries when a child is adopted the original birth certificate is sealed so it's not like you can just get it. How did NVC know he was adopted? When completing the forms you should have put his mother's name (grandmother) not his biological mother. If you entered his biological mother's name instead of his adopted mother that's where you will run into unnecessary problems. This is something you need to fix with NVC not the Registrar's Office.

[Alita2pretty 1]

Thank you for responding... I sent his adoption certificate and on all the paperwork it is his grandmothers information.  So thats why Im confused as to why they would ask me for it. It even says on the government website that the adoption certificate is acceptable as a birth certificate. Idk I just responded with... thats all he has and was told he could only use that as his birth certificate.