Name of the Organization : New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Type of Facility : Order A Birth Certificate
State : New York
Country : United States of America
Website : http://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/services/certificate-corrections.page
Order A Birth Certificate :
** The Health Department issues birth certificates for all people who are born in NYC.
Related : New York Health Department Order a Death Certificate : www.statusin.org/24300.html
You may apply for a New York City birth certificate if :
** You were born in one of the 5 boroughs of the City of New York (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island)
** You are listed on the birth certificate (as parent or registrant/infant)
** You are 18 or older
** If you were born outside of New York City, including New York State, please consult this link for more information
How Do I Make a Correction?
** Submit original documents (for example, a marriage record or a religious document) on official letterhead or with an original seal depending on the kind of correction you want (photocopies, altered documents or notarized copies are not accepted).
** Submit one photocopy with each of the original documents.
** Complete and sign the application.
** Pay a non-refundable $40 processing fee for most corrections plus $15 per copy for each new certificate.
** If you are applying by mail, include a self addressed, stamped envelope so that we can return your documents.
What Kind of Document Do I Need?
** You must send original documentation on letterhead or certified copies with your application.
** Certified copies are documents issued by a government office that has a raised seal, like birth certificates or marriage certificates.
** Usually a fee is required to obtain a certified copy from an office or agency.
** Notarized copies, photocopies or altered documents are unacceptable.
** Generally, a document must have been established prior to the child’s 7th birthday or it must be at least 10 years old.
** This helps us establish that the documentation you are submitting is legitimate.
Documents should include the following :
** Child’s Name
** Listed Date of Birth
** Parent’s Name(s)
** If your documents are in a language other than English, you must obtain an official translation of documents needed.
** Foreign consulates often will translate official documents for you.
** We also accept translations from established translation services.
** If you can’t provide the required documents, ask for help by calling 311.
FEES: How Much Does It Cost to Make a Correction?
** The Health Department charges a non-refundable $40 application processing fee to make most corrections.
** Where fees apply, the application is only $40 even if more than one item is corrected.
Birth Certificate Corrections :
Application Fee Applies :
1. Adding a child’s given name by family more than 60 days after birth.
2. Family’s errors and omissions, except adding a given name within 60 days of birth.
3. Hospital and licensed midwife errors and omissions after 12 months.
4. Adoptions (Court Order).
5. Correct gender marker on birth certificate.
6. Re-submitting an application more than 1 year after rejection.
No Fee Applies :
1. Acknowledgments of Paternity.
2. Orders of Filiation/Order of Paternity.
3. Adding a parent who was married prior to the birth of the child.
4. Adding a child’s given name.
a. If submitted by family within 60 days of birth to the Health Department.
b. If submitted by family to the hospital within 12 months of date of birth.
5. Correcting hospital errors and omissions.
a. If submitted by the hospital of birth within 12 months of birth.
6. If applying for Delayed Registration of Birth use form VR34 .