Apply by mail

1. To Change Name in Birth Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Department of Health Maine Public Health link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. Or it can be downloaded from the following link
3. The applicant has to enter all the 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 all the necessary documents along with the completed form to the Public Health Mailing address.
7. The mailing address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. The fee for this procedure is mentioned in the “Fees” section of this page.
9. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets the corrected birth certificate through mail.
12. The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 – 30 days.

• Application form link
• Passport size photographs
• Identity proof (two type of proof document required)
• Address proof (two type of proof document required)
• Birth certificate
• Certified copy of parents’ marriage license
• Birth certificate of parents
• Parent’s naturalization certificate
• Fee receipt

Public Health Department
DHHS Administrative Office
109 Capitol Street
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287-3707
Fax: (207) 287-3005
TTY: Maine relay 711
Contact link

• Any registrant is at least 18 years of age, or the parent or legal guardian of a minor registrant is eligible to make this application.

• The fee to amend a birth certificate is $20.00
• Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6.00 each.
• There is an additional fee of $15.00 to expedite a request.

• The validity of Change Name in Birth Certificate is valid forever.

• Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 – 30 days.

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

• Full name as on birth certificate
• Date of Birth
• Country of birth
• Hospital
• Number of copies requested
• Full name of mother
• Full name of father
• Requesting changes

• Change Name in Birth Certificate means of correcting or completing information that prints on a birth certificate. If there is any correction or missing information in the birth record, the applicant needs to request for an amendment.

The process to amend or correct a birth certificate varies greatly depending on factors such as:

• The laws of the state that issued the birth certificate
• The reason(s) to amend the birth certificate
• The eligibility of the applicant to make the changes

• The birth certificate is used has proof of identity

Place some external links which might help.

Reason of amendment birth certificate

• Correct a spelling mistake or other errors
• Add missing information
• Change the name of the certificate holder or that of their parent(s)
• Change the gender marker of the certificate holder
• Change the information on the birth certificate (place of birth, parents, etc.) following an adoption