{"id":116796,"date":"2021-08-18T17:09:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T17:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/?p=116796"},"modified":"2024-09-09T18:24:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T18:24:03","slug":"birth-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/birth-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>All birth records for people born in New York City are kept by the city&#8217;s health department. Every parent of a baby will get a free birth certificate from the Health Department about one month after the birth. If you haven&#8217;t gotten the certificate in four weeks, call the helpline at 311.<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><u>What can I do if there is a mistake on my child&#8217;s birth certificate?<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nYou must send the hospital your order request and the original baby certificate within the first year of the child&#8217;s life. Talk to the hospital&#8217;s birth clerk for more information.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><u>How do I get a corrected birth certificate after your child&#8217;s first year?<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen you receive the original birth certificate, it&#8217;s best to make the changes right away. Waiting until your child is a year old can slow things down. For help correcting your child&#8217;s birth certificate, please follow this guide carefully at this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/services\/birth-death-records-corrections-birth.page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/services\/birth-death-records-corrections-birth.page<\/a>f. You can also call 311 to get help.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><u>How can I get copies of my child\u2019s birth certificate?<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Make a Request Online<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Get a copy online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalchek.com\/birth-certificates\/new-york\/new-york-city-dept-of-health-and-mental-hygiene?click_id=855121413039652866&amp;ppc=0\">VitalCheck<\/a>, a third-party company approved by the Department of Health. It takes 10 to 15 business days to complete. At <a href=\"https:\/\/a816-evital.nyc.gov\/eVitalVRRTS\">a816-evital.nyc.gov\/eVitalVRRTS<\/a>, you can see where your order is in the process. Each certificate has a cost, and there may be additional processing fees. The processing time is four to six weeks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Make a Request by Mail<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Complete, sign, and notarize the following document: <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.nyc.gov\/assets\/doh\/downloads\/pdf\/vr\/birth1.pdf\">nyc.gov\/assets\/doh\/downloads\/pdf\/vr\/birth1.pdf<\/a>. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nLearn more about how to get a birth certificate copy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/services\/birth-death-records-birth.page\">https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/site\/doh\/services\/birth-death-records-birth.page<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Updated on May 29, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; All birth records for people born in New York City are kept by the city&#8217;s health department. Every parent of a baby will get a free birth certificate from the Health Department about one month after the birth. If you haven&#8217;t gotten the certificate in four weeks, call the helpline at 311. &nbsp; What [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138,18,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-law","category-legal-services","category-medical-dental-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116796"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116796\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118643,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116796\/revisions\/118643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cap4kids.org\/newyorkcity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}