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==Procedure==
===In-Person===
#Go to the Office of Vital Records.
#Complete an [http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/Vital_Records/documents/appform.pdf Application for Certification of a Vital Record] and pay the required fee.
#Present a valid photo I.D and you will take the document with you when you leave.
===Mail-In Request===
#Prepare a signed application letter with the information which is mentioned under the "Required Information" section.
#Provide a legible ID document with the mail.
#Include the payment within the envelope.
#Include your return address in the application request.
#Send your request to Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 1000, Richmond, Virginia 23218-1000.
===Apply Online===
#Go to [https://www.vitalchek.com/birth-certificates/virginia/virginia-department-of-health VitalChek].
#Fill in the required fields.
#Pay the order fee.

==Required Documents==
Following are the ID documents which you can provide as your Identification document. 
===Primary Documents===
*Virginia DMV-issued driver's license unexpired or expired for not more than one year.
*Virginia DMV-issued learner's/instruction permit unexpired or expired for not more than one year.
*Virginia DMV-issued photo identification card (excluding child ID cards) unexpired or expired for not more than one year.
*Unexpired driver's license or learner's /instruction permit (with photo), issued by a U.S. state (other than Virginia), jurisdiction or territory.
*Current Photo ID card, (school and employment). Check Cashing Cards are not acceptable.
*Unexpired U.S. military ID card of an active duty or retired member (ID cards of military dependents are not acceptable as primary identity documents).
*Unexpired U.S. passport.
*Unexpired foreign passport with a visa, I-94 or I-94W or I-551 stamp. An I-94W MUST be from a country participating in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program.
*U.S. Certificate of Naturalization (form N-550, N-570 or N-578).
*U.S. Certificate of Citizenship (form N-560 or N-561).
*U.S. Citizen Identification Card (form I-197).
*Unexpired Temporary Resident Card (form I-688).
*Unexpired Employment Authorization Card (form I-688A, I-688B or I-766).
*Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (form I-571).
*Unexpired Resident Alien Card, Permanent Resident Card, Northern Marianas Card (form I-551).
*A copy of the first and last page of an application for asylum (Request for Asylum in the United States) provided the pages are accompanied by either a receipt from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) showing the application has been filed or documentation verifying the application is pending in immigration court;
OR Documentation indicating a decision to grant asylum by the Asylum Office or the original of a document granting asylum issued by an immigration judge or the INS. Either or both of these documents will count as one primary document.
*Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (form FS-240) or Certification of Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (Form DS-1350).
*Virginia Criminal Justice Agency Offender Information Form.
*United States Probation Offender Information Form.
===Secondary Documents===
(Require two of below selections)
*U.S. Selective Service Card.
*U.S. military discharge papers (form DD214).
*Certified copy of school records/transcript issued by a U.S. state, jurisdiction or territory or by a state-accredited private school OR a Virginia Department of Education Certificate of Enrollment form (a report card is not acceptable).
*Health care insurance card.
*Life insurance policy.
*Unexpired welfare/social services identification card with photo, issued by a municipality.
*State-issued driver's license or learner's/instruction permit (other than Virginia), with photo, expired not more than five years.
*State-issued photo identification card (other than Virginia) expired not more than five years.
*U.S. passport -- expired not more than five years.
*Foreign passport -- expired not more than five years, with a visa, I-94 or I-94W, or I-551 stamp. An I-94W must be from a country participating in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program.
*Unexpired military dependent ID card, with photo.
*Unexpired weapons or gun permit issued by federal, state or municipal government.
*Unexpired pilot's license.
*INS form I-797 (applicable only for individuals whose names appear on the form).
*U.S Department of State form IAP-66 (applicable only for the individuals whose names appear on the form).
*Veterans' Universal Access Identification Card. 
If you have none of the above identification and are requesting a birth certificate for your child, please provide a letter from the hospital (their letterhead) where the child was born along with a letter (their letterhead) from the health care provider who provided the mother prenatal care. The letter from the health care provider shall include the dates prenatal care began and ceased, name of the mother and the name, signature and title of the person preparing the letter.

==Office Locations & Contacts==
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
General Information Number:
*804-662-6200
Mailing Address:
*VDH, Office of Vital Records and Health Statistics P.O. Box 1000 Richmond, Virginia, 23218-1000 
Street Address :
*2001 Maywill Street Richmond, Virginia 23230. 

''Certificates may also be obtained from your local county. Use the contact information below to inquire.''

Accomack County : 23316 Courthouse Avenue Accomac, Virginia 23301 
Phone: 757-787-5776 [http://www.co.accomack.va.us/contactus.html Website]

Albemarle County : 401 McIntire Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 
Phone: 804-972-4084 [http://www.albemarle.org/ Website]

Alleghany County : P.O.Box 670 266 West Main Street Covington, VA 24426-0670 
Phone: 540-965-1730 [http://www.alleghanycounty.us/ Website]

Amelia County : Courthouse Square Amelia, VA 23002 
Phone: 804-561-2128 [http://www.ameliava.com/ Website]

Amherst County : 100 East Court Street Amherst, Virginia, 24521 
Phone: 804-946-9321 [http://www.countyofamherst.com/ Website]

Appomattox County : P.O. Box 672 Appomattox, VA 24522-0672 
Phone: 804-352-5275 [http://www.appomattoxcountyva.gov/ Website]

Arlington County : 1425 North Courthouse Road Arlington, VA 22201 
Phone: 703-228-7010 [http://www.arlingtonva.us/ Website]

Augusta County : 6 East Johnson Street Staunton, Virginia 24401-4303 
Phone: 540-245-5321 [http://www.co.augusta.va.us/ Website]

Bath County : P.O. Box 180 Warm Springs, VA 24484-0180 
Phone: 540-839-2361 [http://www.bathcountyva.org/ Website]

Bedford County : 129 East Main Street Bedford, Virginia 24523 
Phone: 540-586-7601 [http://www.co.bedford.va.us/index.asp Website]

Bland County : 612 Main Street, Suite 104 Bland, VA 24315 
Phone: 540-688-4562 [http://www.bland.org/ Website]

Botetourt County : Box 219 Fincastle, Virginia 24090 
Phone: 540-473-8274 [http://www.co.botetourt.va.us/ Website]

Brunswick County : 216 North Main Street Lawrenceville, VA 23868-0160 
Phone: 804-848-2215 [http://www.brunswickco.com/ Website]

Buchanan County : P.O. Box 929 Grundy, Virginia 24614 
Phone: 540-935-6575 [http://www.buchanancountyinfo.org/ Website]

Buckingham County : 13061 W. James Anderson Hwy. P.O. Box 107 Buckingham, Virginia 23921-0107 
Phone: 804-969-4734 [http://www.buckinghamcountyva.org/ Website]

Campbell County : P.O. Box 7 732 Village Highway Rustburg, VA 24588-0007 
Phone: 804-332-5161 [http://www.co.campbell.va.us/Pages/index.aspx Website]

Caroline County : P O Box 309 Bowling Green, Virginia 22427 
Phone: 804-633-5800

Carroll County : P O Box 218 Hillsville, Virginia 24343-0515 
Phone: 540-728-3117 [http://carrollcountyva.org/index.php/cc_template/

==Eligibility==
The birth should be registered with the Virginia Department of Health.

==Fees==
===Mail-In Request===
Virginia statutes require a fee of '''$12.00''' be charged each certification of a vital check record or for a search of the files when no certification is made. Please make check or money order payable to the State Health Department. There is a $30.00 service charge for returned checks. METHOD OF PAYMENT - CHECK or MONEY ORDER ONLY ( do not send CASH through the mail). PLEASE REMEMBER TO SIGN THE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER.

==Validity==
Birth Certificate Valid Forever

==Documents to Use==
Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.

==Processing Time==
===In-Person===
Same Day service
===Mail-in===
Duration of 1 to 2 weeks from the date the request is received in the office.

==Instructions==
*Who is entitled to obtain records- next of kin/immediate family which includes mother, father, husband, wife, child, brother, sister with valid ID. Newborn babies and children will not have ID; therefore, the parent's ID is required.
*Any person requesting a Vital Record must provide a legible photocopy of their identification.
*Certified copies of Virginia birth records from 1912 to the present are available for purchase at all full service DMV locations which include DMV customer service centers and DMV 2 Go mobile offices.

==Required Information==
*Name at birth
*Date of birth
*Place of birth
*Mother's Maiden name
*Father's name
*Relationship to the person on the certificate
*Reason for the certificate
*Area code + daytime phone number
*Stillbirth Certificate

==Need for the Document==
If you have lost your birth certificate or if you would like to have an additional copy of your birth certificate you can obtain one using the following procedure.

Birth records are public information 100 years after the date of the event; death, marriage, and divorce records, 25 years after the event.

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