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Vital Statistics issues certified copies of birth certificates ( long form, short form, heirloom, or for election identification) or birth verifications. You can work with Vital Statistics to order certified copies of or make changes to birth records.
Order a Texas birth certificate. A birth certificate is one of the vital records you can order online. The record order must be for a person born in Texas. Get started. Please answer a few questions so we can help you get the birth certificate you need.
Ordering Birth Certificates Online. To order a birth certificate online, you must: If you are a Texas resident, you can order your own certificate or those of immediate family members. If you are a resident of another state, you can order your own certificate or the certificate of your child, if you are listed as a parent on the record.
Use these forms for ordering, obtaining, or changing records for or because of adoptions. Form Name. Form Number. Request for Identity of Court of Adoption (DOC) VS-143. Application for Non-Certified Copy of Original Birth Certificate (DOC) VS-145.
A birth verification letter does not replace a certificate. These letters say if a birth is on file in Texas. The record, if available, will include the name, date of birth, and county of birth.
The short (abstract) form birth certificate contains basic information such as: person's name, sex, date of birth, and county of birth. parent's name(s), the State File Number and the filing date.