Proof of parent-child relationship can be demonstrated by the following.

Note: all documents must be original – no photocopies.

• Minor’s U.S. Birth Certificate with both parents’ names
  (Hospital birth certificates are not acceptable.)
• Minor’s Consular Report of Birth Abroad with both parents’ names
• Minor’s Foreign Birth Certificate with both parents’ names*
  If the minor’s name shown on the Foreign Birth Certificate is different from the U.S. name, please bring either the U.S. Birth Certificate or Consular Report of Birth Abroad.
• Adoption decree with adopting parents’ names *
• Court order establishing custody *
• Court order establishing guardianship *

* All foreign documents must be accompanied by an English translation (formal or informal).

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