Oregon - -Obtain an Affidavit of Amendment of a Certificate of Birth

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Procedure

Apply by mail

1. To Obtain an Affidavit of Amendment of a Certificate of Birth, the applicant has to approach the Oregon Public Health – link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
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 birth certificate through mail.
12. The processing time for this procedure is up to 15 – 30 days.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Passport size photographs
• ID proof (Birth Certificate, Social security card, etc)
• Address proof – (Driving license, passbook, utility bill, etc)
• Birth certificate
• Certified copy of parents’ marriage license
• Birth certificate of parents
• Parent’s naturalization certificate
• Court order
• Fee receipt
• Hospital record

Office Locations & Contacts

Oregon Public Health
Mailing address:Public Health Division
800 NE Oregon Street
Portland, OR 97232
Contact link – link

Eligibility

• 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.

Fees

• The fee to amend a birth certificate is $35.00

Validity

• The validity of amendment certificate is valid forever.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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

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Instructions

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

Required Information

• 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

Need for the Document

• An affidavit is a type of verified statement or showing, or in other words, it contains a verification, which means that it is made under oath on penalty of perjury, and this serves as evidence for its veracity and is required in court proceedings.
• Amending 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.

Information which might help

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

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• The birth certificate is used has proof of identity

External Links

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Others

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