Tag: Birth certificate amendment India

I was adopted in Hyderabad in 1975. Can I obtain a birth certificate that reflects my adoptive parents' information, or will it show my biological parents' details?


Adoption laws in India can be tricky, and the information on your Hyderabad birth certificate depends on when your adoption was finalized. If it happened after December 2015, your certificate should already show your adoptive parents' names! Current laws prioritize that.

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My name was legally changed in Delhi in 1982. Does my birth certificate from 1960 need to be updated to reflect my new name?


Your birth certificate primarily shows your birth details like date, location, and parents' names. It's a record of when you came into the world! The legal document reflecting your 1982 name change in Delhi is the main record for your new name.

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