| Virginia State Information
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| Child Abuse/ Neglect Central Registry Check | Toll-Free: (800) 552-7096 | ||
| Secretary of State | The fee for apostille or authentication is $10.00 per document, payable to the Secretary of the Commonwealth Virginia Secretary of State All documents besides Vital Records and Court Marriage Certificates must be notarized by a Virginia notary. Notaries must include ALL information required in the handbook. When there is no signature for a notary to notarize, such as passports, INS documents and academic records, notaries may notarize the documents as true and exact copies of originals. Specific information is found in the Acknowledgment Section of the Notary Handbook (pdf, 163 k). Address for mailing documents is to be sent to: Betsy Anderson, Director of Authentications Documents must arrive at the Secretary of State in Virginia with:
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| Vital Records and Health Services | http://www.vdh.state.va.us/Vital_Records/
Mailing Address: VDH, Office of Vital Records Street Address: The Shops at Willow Lawn Information Line: (804) 662-6200 |
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| State Police Check | Virginia State Police Criminal Records Check | ||
| USCIS Office | Washington District Office 2675 Prosperity Avenue Fairfax, VA 22031 Email: WASadoption@dhs.gov This office serves any of the counties not served by the Fairfax office. Fingerprint offices:
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| Home Study providers |
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| Medical Clinics | Inova Fairfax Hospital Dr. Patrick Mason International Adoption Center 8505 Arlington Blvd. Suite 100 Fairfax, VA 22031 Tel: 703-970-2651 Fax: 703-970-2620 University of Virginia /Children’s Medical Center / International Adoption Clinic |
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| Post-Adoption Lawyers |
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| International adoption training | The Center for Adoption Support and Education King’s Park Professional Building 8996 Burke Lake Road, Suite 201 Burke, VA 22015 703-425-3703 Fax-703-425-3704 Email address: caseadopt@adoptionsupport.org |
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| Childhood Centers and Programs | Infant and Toddler Connection of Virginia
Infant & Toddler Connection of Virginia |
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