Arizona Application for Foreign Born Registration (VS-13)

Who can use this form

• According to the office's web page: an adoptive parent, a married adopted individual, or an adopted individual of legal age.
• It is not for a person who has a foreign-born certificate registered in another state.
• It is not for a person born abroad to U.S. citizens.

What to send with it

• The completed and signed application.
• A copy of a valid government-issued photo ID with the applicant's signature, or have the signature notarized.
• A self-addressed stamped envelope and the correct fee. Do not mail cash.
• The office's web page asks for the foreign adoption decree or an Arizona court order of adoption, and a copy of the IR-3 or IH-3 passport stamp or the foreign birth certificate.
• The Foreign-Born Adoption Worksheet, if it applies.
• The web page also calls for certified English translations and says original documents are copied and returned.

Where to send it

Mail to

Bureau of Vital Records PO Box 6018 Phoenix, AZ 85005

State fee

$20.00 for a registered record of foreign birth for an adopted individual, according to the office's fee schedule. The form itself prints no fee amount.

Typical processing

Not provided

Form revision

Revision date: 4-14-25

Source

Official government page