Government Citizens and Residents Non-Residents
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. A certified adoption certificate can be obtained at the Registrar General’s Department.
There are no eligibility criteria for this service.
Note: At this time, this service is only provided in New Providence and Grand Bahama at the Registrar General’s Department.
There is no application form for this service.
No supporting documents are required for this service.
An adoption certificate can be obtained on the same day or after three days if the information is not found in the adoption registry.
There are no deadlines for this service.
A fee of BS$7.00 is charged for this service.
