Adoption is the permanent legal transfer of parental rights and responsibilities for a child from the natural birth parents to another adult known as the adopter. Once an adoption is complete at the Supreme Court, the information is forwarded to the Registrar General’s Department and recorded in the Adoption Book.


Eligibility 

There are no eligibility criteria for this service.

Process 
  1. Submit an adoption order from the Supreme Court along with a valid form of ID to the Birth’s Registry Section of the Registrar General’s Department.
  2. This information is recorded in the Adoption Book and is signed by the Registrar General.

 

Note: At this time, this service is only provided in New Providence and Grand Bahama at the Registrar General’s Department.

 

Application Form(s) 

There is no application form for this service.

Supporting Documents 
  • Adoption Order from the Supreme Court.
  • Valid form of ID (e.g. passport , voters card).

 

Turn-around time 
Registration can be completed on the same day.
Deadline 
There are no deadlines for this service.
Related Fee(s) 

There are no fees associated with this service.

For more information please contact 

For more information on registering an adoption, please contact the following:

Births Registration Section
Registrar General’s Department
Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street
P.O. Box N 532
Nassau
New Providence
The Bahamas

 
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Agency Contact Info
 
Registrar Generals Department
Shirley House
#50 Shirley Street
P. O. Box N-532
Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas
registrargeneral@bahamas.gov.bs
Phone: (242) - 397-9143-58
397-8995
397-9126
397-8953 397-9178
397-9162
397-9178
Fax: (242) - 322-5553
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