Apply In Person

1. To Get Birth Affidavit, the applicant has to approach the U.S Department of States link
2. The applicant has to download the application form from the given following link
3. The applicant has to enter all the necessary details in the application form.
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit the form and the required documents to the Court, State or other institution that helps verify a person’s birth information and can be used if the birth record is incomplete.
7. If the applicant is applying for passport needs to submit the passport form along with the affidavit form.
8. The address details are mentioned under the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
9. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
10. Once all the verification is done by the authority, the applicant receives a notification through a mail.
11. The applicant has to download the certificate from the mail.
12. The processing time for this procedure is up to 30 days.

• Early public records (e.g., baptismal certificate, hospital birth certificate early school records)
• Delayed birth certificate or Letter of No Record (showing no birth certificate exists)
• Photocopy of applicant’s driver's license
• Application form link
• Passport copy

NOTE:
the applicant has to submit the other supportive documents, if requested by the authority officer.

U.S Department of States
Harry S Truman Building 2201 C Street Northwest,
Washington, D.C., U.S
Contact - 1-833-741-2777
Contact link

U.S Passport office
Contact link

United States Courts
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
One Columbus Circle, NE
Washington, D.C. 20544
Contact link
U.S District Courts link
Federal court finder link

Note:
The applicant can find the nearby court by entering address, zip code, city or state.

• Any person who doesn’t have a proper birth certificate or birth records is eligible to make this application.

• The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

• The validity of the birth affidavit is forever.

Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure is within 30 days.

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• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

• Name of the applicant
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Current home address
• ZIP code
• Printed name of affiant
• Signature
• Affiant's Social Security Number
• Affiant's Date of Birth

• The affidavit of birth certificate is used to verify under oath the facts that surround a person’s birth. In cases when a person cannot provide a birth certificate, they may submit an “Affidavit of Birth Certificate” as a substitute.

For more information link

• The affidavit certificate is used as proof of identity

Link

• Affidavits are used whenever there is a reason to swear an oath of any nature, for instance- in passport requirements, divorce proceedings, property disputes, debt cases among others.