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

Child Protective Services

Mailing Address:

NEW YORK CITY
Department of State
123 William Street
New York, NY 10038-3804
Tel: (212) 417-5800
Fax: (212)-417-2383

NY Department of State “Certification or Apostille”

$10.00 per document; money order (cash OK if walk-in) call to see if checks are accepted.

USCIS
1086 Troy-Schenectady Road
Latham, NY 12110

Mailing Address:
USCIS
1086 Troy-Schenectady Road
Latham, NY 12110.

Visiting The Office:
In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must have an appointment scheduled by USCIS, or you must schedule an INFOPASS appointment, on the USCIS website.

This office serves the following counties: Albany, Broome, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Tioga, Warren, and Washington.

Buffalo Field Office

Street Address:
Federal Center
130 Delaware Avenue, First Floor
Buffalo, NY 14202.

Mailing Address:
USCIS
Federal Center
130 Delaware Avenue, First Floor
Buffalo, NY 14202.

Visiting The Office
In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must have an appointment scheduled by USCIS, or you must schedule an INFOPASS appointment, on the USCIS website.

This office serves the counties of: Alleghany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.

New York City Field Office

Street Address:
USCIS
Jacob Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza, 3rd Floor, Room 3-310
New York, NY 10278.

Mailing Address:
USCIS
Jacob Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278.

Visiting The Office:
In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must have an appointment scheduled by USCIS, or you must schedule an INFOPASS appointment, on the USCIS website.

This office serves the following counties in New York: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Staten Island, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester.

Rochester Field Office

Street Address:
100 State Street, Room 418
Rochester, NY 14614.

This office provides limited information services.

Mailing Address:
USCIS
130 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14202

Visiting The Office:
In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must have an appointment scheduled by USCIS, or you must schedule an INFOPASS appointment, on the USCIS website.

PLEASE NOTE: This office is CLOSED on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

This office primarily serves the following counties in New York: Allegany, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Yates. This office also serves the following counties that lie within the jurisdiction of the Buffalo District Office: Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Cortland, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Niagara, Onondaga, Orleans, Oswego, Tompkins, Wyoming.

Syracuse Field Office

Street Address:
412 South Warren Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
This office provides limited information services.

Mailing Address:
USCIS
130 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14202

Visiting The Office:
In order to visit this office or to speak with an Immigration Information Officer, you must have an appointment scheduled by USCIS, or you must schedule an INFOPASS appointment, on the USCIS website.

PLEASE NOTE: The Information Office is CLOSED on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays.

This office primarily serves the following counties in New York: Cayuga, Cortland, Jefferson, Lewis, Onondaga, Oswego, and Tompkins.

This satellite office also serves the following counties that lie within the jurisdiction of the Buffalo District Office: Alleghany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates.

For more information on Early Intervention Programs, contact:

New York State Education Department
Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID)
One Commerce Plaza, Room 1613
Albany, New York 12234
(518) 474-3060 or (518) 474-5652-TTY