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Order Official New-york Birth Certificates Online From New York City Dept Of Health And Mental Hygiene.

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New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene Agency Information

NEW YORK CITY VITAL RECORDS
The New York City Department of Health, Office of Vital Records (New York City Vital Records) issues certified copies of New York City birth certificates (from 1910 to present) and New York City death certificates (from 1949 to present) for events that occurred in the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island). For earlier records, contact the Municipal Archives at 311 or (212)NEW-YORK if outside of New York City. Their address is 31 Chambers Street, Room 103, New York, NY 10007.

New York City divorce records must be ordered through New York State Vital Records. You may order copies of New York City birth and death certificates through VitalChek on an expedited basis.

NOTICE: Although VitalChek attempts to include accurate and up-to-date information on this site, state and agency information is subject to change without notice. VitalChek makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the information herein and assumes no liability with respect to such information.

IMPORTANT ORDERING INFORMATION

  • All fees charged during the ordering process are non refundable, including the Certificate fee (supports the cost of searching for the record), and the VitalChek Processing Fee (supports the online ordering and expediting process).
  • Are your ordering a birth certificate for you or your child?
      IF YES: you may place your order by choosing the type of certificate above and selecting Start Your Order.
      IF NO: your order must be placed by mail or in-person*

  • Were you or your child born in New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, or Staten Island) from 1910 to present?
      IF YES: you may place your order by choosing the type of certificate above and selecting Start Your Order.
      IF NO: Change the location of your online order to match where you or your child were born; OR visit NYC Municipal Archives if you were born before 1910.

  • Does the name on your certificate match the name on your credit/debit card?
    Women- first name must match; Men- first AND last names must match
      IF YES: you may place your order by choosing the type of certificate above and selecting Start Your Order.
      IF NO: your order must be placed by mail or in-person*

  • Have you legally changed your name for a reason other than marriage, AND amended your certificate with the Corrections Unit of the NYC Dept of Health?
      IF YOU HAVE AMENDED AS NOTED ABOVE:you may place your order by choosing the type of certificate above and selecting Start Your Order.
      IF YOU HAVE NOT AMENDED AS NOTED ABOVE: your order must be placed by mail or in-person*

    • Please allow an additional ten (10) to fifteen (15) business days for vault copies of NYC birth certificates, which require a more extensive search. Vault copies are used for Apostille/Authentication, International Adoption, Dual Citizenship/Immigration, or International Marriage
    • If your address includes a P.O. Box, please be aware that express ordering is not available. Express couriers, such as UPS or FedEx, will not ship to a P.O. Box.

    * For mail or in-person ordering, visit the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygeine website for details.

    Who Can Order?
    You may order copies of New York City birth certificates for yourself or for a child, as long as your name appears on certificate*. Your name must also appear on the credit or debit card that is being used for payment.

    If your name does not appear on the New York City birth certificates being ordered, you must order in person or by mail. For directions or instructions, please click on the New York City Dept. of Health below.

    Where Can The Document Be Shipped?
    New York City Vital Records will only ship copies of New York City birth certificates to the entitled applicant's verified credit card billing address. Please note that express couriers will not ship to a P.O. Box.

  • Available New York (NY) Vital Record Types

    Birth Certificate

    A certified copy of a birth certificate that can typically be used for travel, passport, proof of citizenship, social security, driver's license, school registration, personal identification and other legal purposes. Birth Certificates are available for events that occurred in New York City from 1910 to present.

    First Copy: $15.00    Additional Copies: $15.00

    Birth Vault Certificate

    A Vault certified copy of a birth certificate can used for most all international purposes; dual citizenship, international adoptions, international marriage and generally used for travel, passport, proof of citizenship, social security, driver's license, school registration, personal identification and other legal purposes. Birth Certificates are available for events that occurred in New York City from 1910 to present.

    First Copy: $15.00    Additional Copies: $15.00

    Pre-Adoption Birth Certificate

    A pre-adoption birth certificate is a certified copy of the original birth certificate, however, it cannot be used for identification purposes.

    First Copy: $15.00    Additional Copies: $15.00

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    VitalChek is the authorized external ordering source for fast, secure vital records processed directly with the issuing government agency at the lowest cost available online. That means, unlike other online services, your application won’t get lost in the mail or sent to another service for processing. We process all of our orders through secure online data connections with the issuing government agencies. We don’t have your personal data laying around and everything is done through secure, PCI compliant online data transmission with the government agencies directly. That also means we get to "skip the line" for processing ahead of mail in applications, making our service the fastest available (of course we can’t speed up the agencies themselves, but we do everything we can to keep things moving!).

    No other vital records processing service can offer that. That’s what makes VitalChek different – and safer – than anything else out there. The only thing that is shipped (via USPS, UPS, or FedEx depending on which shipping method you choose) is your actual vital record itself, directly from the government agency to you. Now that’s secure!