Obtaining a
Duplicate Birth Certificate
The following is a guide for where you can start the process for getting another
birth certificate.
BORN
IN ONE OF NEW YORKS FIVE BOROUGHS?
It's Easy can help get a replacement
birth certificate within a few days. Call our office at 1-866-ITS-EASY
(1-866-487-3279) and one of our staff members will guide you
through the easy process. You are going to need a New York City Birth Certificate Application Form, which you can get here.
IN THE
COMMUNITY WHERE YOU WERE BORN
Call the Town Clerk, City Hall, or Department
of Health in the area that you were born
- The first sp you should take is to
contact your local Department of Health or City Hall in the
area that you were born to find out where the birth records
are stored. Often they are stored locally and issued on the
spot, in which case you or, if they allow it, a relative,
can pick up the certificate in person if you are in the area.
- Some offices will mail certificates
to you if you are not in the area
- Every office has there own set of
rules as far as who can apply for the birth certificate,
and what paper work is required to get it
- Make sure you find out how long it
will take to receive your birth certificate.
- The following link may be able to
assist you in your search:
| U.S.
Vital Records |
ANYWHERE
IN THE UNITED STATES:
Contact VitalChek - visit their web
site |
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| www.vitalChek.com |
| VitalChek is a
company that is Nationally recognized for obtaining vital U.S. documents.
They can obtain birth certificates for 49 of the 50 states, and can
often obtain them faster than an applicant can get them on his/her
own. |
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