Below is a list of helpful information for your adoption journey in California.

California Secretary of State
1500 11th Street
Sacramento, California 95814

California State Archives
1020 O Street
Sacramento, California 95814

General Information: (916) 653-6814

Secretary of State Home Page

The fee for a birth certificate is $14. Please do not send cash when applying by mail.

The California Department of Public Health

• Chula Vista Field Office 
  This office is located at: 1261 3rd Avenue, Suite A Chula Vista, CA 91911. The San Diego Field Office also serves this area and is located at: 880 Front Street San Diego, CA 92101. For further information about the San Diego Field Office, please consult the listing for the San Diego office.
• Fresno Field Office. 
  This office is located at: 1177 Fulton Mall Fresno, CA 93721.
• Imperial Field Office 
  This office is located at: 509 Industry Way Imperial, CA 92251.
• Los Angeles Field Office. 
  This office is located at: 300 North Los Angeles Street Los Angeles, CA 90012.
• Sacramento Field Office. 
  This office is located at: 650 Capitol Mall Sacramento, CA 95814.
• San Bernardino Field Office. 
  This office is located at: 655 West Rialto Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92410.
• San Diego Field Office. 
  This office is located at: 880 Front Street San Diego, CA 92101. The Chula Vista Field Office also serves this area and is located at: 1261 3rd Avenue, Suite A Chula Vista, CA 91911. For further information about the Chula Vista Field Office, please consult the listing for the Chula Vista office.
• San Francisco Field Office. 
  This office is located at: 444 Washington Street San Francisco, CA 94111.
• San Jose Field Office. 
  This office is located at: 1887 Monterey Road San Jose, CA 95112.
• Santa Ana Field Office. 
  This office is located at: 34 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701.

International Adoption Clinic
747 Fifty Second Street
Oakland, California 94609

Ph: 510-428-3010
Fax 510-450-5878