Name of the Organization : Virginia Department of Health
Type of Facility : How to Obtain a Certified Vital Record
State : Virginia
Country : United States of America
Website : http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/Vital_Records/index.htm
How to Obtain a Certified Vital Record :
** Welcome to the Division of Vital Records. We receive an average of 30,000 calls a month to the Vital Records Information Line.
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** In addition, 9,000 people stop by our office each month requesting certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates.
** We house over 7 million records detailing this information for the citizens of Virginia.
** You can place a call with one of our Customer Service Representatives by dialing 804-662-6200.
** Birth records are public information 100 years after the date of the event; death, marriage, and divorce records, 25 years after the event.
** Vital Records are available to immediate family members only- mother, father, husband, wife, child, brother, sister and grandparents with valid ID.
** Birth records can be issued to the legal guardian with proof of custody papers. Aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, etc. cannot obtain a Vital Record.
How to Obtain a Certified Vital Record :
** There are four ways in which to obtain a Certified Vital (Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce) Record in Virginia.
** Choose the method that best suits your needs (click on button 1, 2 3 or 4 for more information).
Mail :
** The Division of Vital Records is now in our peak season for mail-in requests.
** The turn around is estimated at 1 to 2 weeks for Certified Vital Records from the day the request is received In This Office.
** However, people are urged to allow sufficient time for delivery of all Certified Vital Records.
Walk-in :
Same day service is available to walk-in customers.
** This is the fastest way to obtain a certified vital record.
** When you arrive, you will complete an application, pay the $12 required fee, and show the processing clerk a valid photo I.D.
Express Delivery :
** through the VitalChek Network vitalchek.com
** For your convenience, you can process online requests through an independent company that Virginia Department of Health, Division of Vital Records has partnered with to provide you this service; VitalChek Network, Inc.
** VitalChek can be reached through their website or toll free at 877-572-6333. An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for this service, and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or Visa®.
** Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles – Certified copies of Virginia birth, marriage, divorce and death records are available for purchase at all full service DMV locations which include DMV customer service centers and DMV 2 Go mobile offices.
Mailing Address:
VDH, Office of Vital Records
P.O. Box 1000
Richmond, Virginia
23218-1000
General Information Number: 804-662-6200
Street Address:
2001 Maywill Street
Richmond, Virginia 23230