Apply by Mail

1. To Get Building Permit or Licenses Survey (BPS), the applicant has to approach the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators Division link
2. The applicant has to download the application forms from the following link link, link
3. The applicant has to fill all the details in the application form.

   Note: The applicant can contact the Residential Construction Branch for completing the survey at: 1–800–845–8244. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

4. For completing this also refer the sample survey form which is mentioned in the “Sample Documents” section of this page.
5. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
7. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the office mail address.
8. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
9. Once the verification process gets completed, the applicant gets the notification from the officer through mail or SMS.
10. If the officer is not satisfied with the verification process, the respective officer will come for inspection.
11. The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
12. After the process gets completed, the applicant gets the permit through mail.
13. The processing time for this procedure is up to 30 days.
    

Apply through fax

1. To Get Building Permit or Licenses Survey (BPS), the applicant has to approach the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators Division link
2. The applicant has to download the application forms from the following link link, link
3. The applicant has to fill all the details in the application form.

   Note: The applicant can contact the Residential Construction Branch for completing the survey at: 1–800–845–8244. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

4. For completing this also refer the sample survey form which is mentioned in the “Sample Documents” section of this page.
5. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
7. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the office fax number - (301–763–8587).
8. Once the verification process gets completed, the applicant gets the notification from the officer through mail or SMS.
9. If the officer is not satisfied with the verification process, the respective officer will come for inspection.
10. The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.
11. After the process gets completed, the applicant gets the permit through mail.
12. The processing time for this procedure is up to 30 days.
    

• Address proof
• Construction permit
• Certificate of Occupancy (if required)
• Locational Clearance (if required)
• Application form link, link, link
  

U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators Division
Mailing address
Residential Construction Branch
Washington, DC 20233–6900
(Fax) 1–301–763–8587
Contact - 1–800–845–8244
Email - census.efoia@census.gov
Contact link
Regional office link

Before any type of construction work starts, those who are looking to erect a building or conduct repairs are required by law to acquire a building permit. Those who are looking to build on a piece of land would have to request for a building permit before doing so. It does not matter who owns the piece of real estate.

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

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Application forms

• Link
• Link
• Link
  

• Please check the sample for reference link
  
• Given link is mentioned about the sample letter link
  
  

The processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

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

• Name
• Title
• Telephone
• Fax
• Email address
• Internet web address
• Permit system
• Geographical coverage
• Information on permits issued
• Comments and additional information
  

• Building permits are a type of authorization that must be granted by a government or other regulatory body before the construction of a new or existing building can legally occur.
• The U.S. Census Bureau reports the finalized number of the total monthly building permits on the 18th working day of every month.
  

For more information, on how the data are collected link

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Details about survey link

Statistics: building permit of date

• The monthly statistics data is based on sample of 8,500 permit-issuing places, selected from a universe of approximately 19,000 places.
• The annual statistics are not based upon a sample, but its obtained by direct cumulating the data for the 19,000 permit-issuing places.