800 North Pearl Street
2nd Floor, Room 200 Menands, NY 12204
www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/
Main Phone
855-322-1022
Primary Services
Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Divorce Records, Marriage Certificates, Stillbirth Certificates
Description
Provides pre-adoption birth certificates, birth certificates, death certificates, divorce certificates, fetal death and still birth certificates, and genealogy records and resources.
Provides birth records (since 1881) for all New York State except New York City (including the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island).
Birth records are also available from the local Registrar of Vital Statistics where the event occurred.
Provides birth records (since 1881) for all New York State except New York City (including the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island).
Birth records are also available from the local Registrar of Vital Statistics where the event occurred.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am-3:30pm.
Eligibility
For birth certificates:
- The person named on the birth certificate.
- A parent of the person named on the birth certificate. The requesting parent's name must be on the birth certificate.
- A spouse, child or others, but only by order of a New York State court.
Service Area: NYS.
- The person named on the birth certificate.
- A parent of the person named on the birth certificate. The requesting parent's name must be on the birth certificate.
- A spouse, child or others, but only by order of a New York State court.
Service Area: NYS.
Intake Process
Order online, complete form and mail in, or walk in.
Must bring one of the following forms of valid photo ID:
- Driver's license
- State-issued nondriver photo ID card
- Passport
- U.S. Military issued photo-ID
OR
Two of the following, showing the applicant's name and address:
- Utility or telephone bill
- Letter from a government agency dated within the last six months
Must bring one of the following forms of valid photo ID:
- Driver's license
- State-issued nondriver photo ID card
- Passport
- U.S. Military issued photo-ID
OR
Two of the following, showing the applicant's name and address:
- Utility or telephone bill
- Letter from a government agency dated within the last six months
Program Fees
Birth Certificates:
- Online & Phone order: $45 + $8 vendor processing fee per transation
- Walk in orders: $45
- Mail orders: $30
- Online & Phone order: $45 + $8 vendor processing fee per transation
- Walk in orders: $45
- Mail orders: $30
Date of Official Change
Feb 03, 2020
Contacts
General info (Primary)
vr@health.ny.gov
855-322-1022