Texas Voluntary Central Adoption Registry Registration Application (VS-2271)
Official state formAdoptionForm VS-2271Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Registers an adult adoptee, a birth parent or a biological sibling in the state's voluntary, mutual-consent adoption registry so that matches can be made. The form is mailed to the Central Adoption Registry at the Vital Statistics Section.
Who can use this form
- Adoptees who are 18 or older and were born or adopted in Texas
- Birth parents
- Biological siblings, 18 or older, of adult adoptees
What to send with it
- The completed two-page application
- $30.00 by check or money order payable to DSHS - Vital Statistics
- A photo ID as proof of age and identity
- If the name changed by marriage: a copy of a legal document showing the maiden name
- Biological siblings: a copy of their own birth certificate
- If the name was legally changed: a certified copy of the court order
Where to send it
- Mail to
- DSHS-VSS Central Adoption Registry MC 1966 P.O. Box 149347 Austin, TX 78714-9347
- State fee
- $30.00
- Typical processing
- The form says registration may take as long as 45 days.
- Form revision
- 1/22
- Source
- Official government page