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Learn how to order a certified copy of your birth certificate online through VitalChek, the only authorized vendor by the Health Department. Find out the fees, types of certificates, and how to correct or add information to your certificate.
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You can order birth and death certificates online, by mail or in person. You cannot order by email. Certificate corrections can only be requested by mail or in person. All in-person orders require an appointment. Click here to schedule an appointment online.
Order a Certificate through VitalChek. Check the status of your order. The NYC Health Department issues certificates to people who are born or who die in New York City (The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island).
Order your birth certificate online or by mail and receive it within 30 days. Visit nyc.gov/health and search “order a birth certificate” to learn more, or go directly to vitalchek.com.
Get a Copy of a Birth Certificate. New York State Department of Health can provide copies of birth certificates for individuals born outside of New York City’s five boroughs.
3 WAYS TO ORDER A NEW YORK CITY BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Online: Visit nyc.gov/vitalrecords to order using a credit card, debit card or electronic check. Online orders are processed within 24 hours on weekdays, and UPS express mail delivery is available.
You can order a birth certificate in person if: Your name is on the record; The birth took place in or after 1920; Orders for all other records must be made online or by mail. Unless the record is of a deceased person, you can get it on the same day if you are ordering: Short form birth certificate; Long form birth certificate with Letter of ...
