The form of certificate you reference with the footprints may be know as a hospital copy or an heirloom copy and is generally for sentimental or genealogy purposes. Some states may keep those on file while others may not. We suggest keeping a certified copy of your birth certificate on file because you never know when you might need it.
Hope this explanation has been helpful. If not, how can I get a certified copy? I need it for obtaining a work visa overseas. Thanks for any help you can give. Good morning, James. We appreciate you reaching out to us with your question. Be sure to specify what you need it for during the ordering process. You can easily order your official birth certificate through VitalChek. Has the law changed?
Hello Flo. The requirements for ordering birth certificates and other vital records may vary from state to state or agency to agency. If your previous order was processed through a different vital record agency than this current order, that may account for the differing results.
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It is also possible that the agency has changes their requirements since Please email your order number to vitals. I need a long form or official certified copy of my birth certificate for geneaology purposes. Will I receive the long form? I already have the short form. Hello Kashma. Thanks for contacting us with your question regarding your VitalChek order.
The types of certificates issued may vary from state to state. Since you selected genealogy as your reason for ordering the copy of the birth certificate, there is a chance you will just receive an informational copy rather than a official certified copy. My nephew is coming to Maryland from Oklahoma to visit us for the summer and want to enroll him in a summer program at our local rec center. They said I would need his birth certificate to register him for any of the classes or programs.
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His mother says she cannot locate his birth certificate, which is from California. Would I be able to order one from your service as his guardian for the summer? I believe I will need a certified copy to register him. Hello Marie. Thanks for your question regarding ordering a birth certificate for your nephew. How can I ensure that I receive a long form birth certificate? Hello Elaine, North Carolina only lists certified and uncertified as options for their birth certificates.
Please feel free to email us at vitals. Hello, I am applying for my irish citizenship and it says I need to have the original long form birth certificate. Can that be ordered? Or does it need to be the first copy? Hello Adair.
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More than likely, they are requesting a certified copy of the long form of your birth certificate. We suggest you contact the agency that is processing your citizenship application to verify that a certified copy of your birth certificate would be sufficient. We already received a long form a while after the birth. However, for some reason, I want to have another Long Form Birth certificate. Thank you for reaching out to us with your question. While the terms long form and short form birth certificates used to have a distinct meaning, they are now outdated terms which are not typically used any longer by the issuing vital records agencies.
Since that information is now required for any birth certificate being used to obtain a U. Click here to watch a short 2 minute video that explains this further. Thank you for help, I selected the Passport option and submitted it it was the best option I suppose,though we already got the passport.
I have a concern that I would need help on. The Birth certificate online form needed the social sec number of the applicant myself and date of birth myself. But it accepted my date of birth. Good morning.
Assuming you ordered through Vitalchek. Thank you, I have contacted vitals.
How do I ensure I get a Long Form birth certificate, showing who my parents are, when placing the online order? Hello Theresa. We suggest you select passport for the reason when ordering your birth certificate. How may I obtain my Certificate of Live Birth? I was born in St.
Thomas Virgin Islands so I would think they should be able to issue it. Hello Ihla. Unfortunately, we do not currently work with the Vital Records Agency in St. We suggest you contact them again for clarification as to why they cannot issue your certificate and who you need to contact for more information.
Sorry we could not be of assistance. Best wishes. I clicked passport for nyc birth certificate and they sent me a short form due to the info on it is required and accepted by the passport agencies.
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Hello Kem. The terms long form and short form used to have a distinct meaning but they are now outdated terms which are not typically used any longer by the vital records issuing agencies. Click here to watch a short two minute video on this subject. When a customer orders through VitalChek, they input all pertinent information including the reason for needing the certificate ie: travel, employment etc.
This selected reason type determines what type of certificate is ultimately provided to the customer by the issuing agency.
VitalChek processes the order, forwarding it on to the vital records issuing agency who then locates the record, prints it and ships it via the shipping method the customer selected during the ordering process. If you wish to have certain information displayed on the certificate and are not sure what the proper terminology is to describe it, you can always contact the issuing vital records agency for clarification or email us at vitals.
Hello Shaun.