Sworn translation · English → French
Adoption Certificate – United Kingdom
English adoption certificate issued by the General Register Office, translated into French to prove parentage in your procedures in France.
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About this translation
In England and Wales, adoption certificates are issued by the General Register Office from the Adopted Children Register. The certificate stands in for the adopted person's birth certificate. The full version shows, among other details, their name after adoption, their date of birth, the adoptive parents' details, and the date of the adoption order and the court that made it.
When do you need it translated?
Getting married at the town hall (mairie) or entering a PACS, in place of a birth certificate
A residence permit or French nationality application, to prove parentage
Having the adoption recognised in France: the court or office dealing with it will tell you which documents it needs
An inheritance handled by a notaire, to establish parentage
Our translation
Every field is translated, together with the stamps, the signature and the warnings printed on the security paper. The certificate exists in landscape and portrait layouts: choose the version that looks like your document.