Get Vital Records Birth Application

Filling out the Vital Records Birth Application online can be a straightforward process if you follow the necessary steps. This guide will walk you through each section of the application to ensure that you provide all the required information accurately and efficiently.

Follow the steps to complete your application successfully.

1. Press the ‘Get Form’ button to obtain the Vital Records Birth Application and open it in your preferred editor.
2. Enter your personal information as the applicant, including your full name, day phone number, address, city, state, zip code, and email address. Ensure that your email address is correct, as updates from Vital Records may be sent there.
3. If there is a different address where you would like the certificate mailed, provide the name and address details in the specified fields.
4. Indicate your relationship to the person named on the certificate by selecting one option from the provided choices (self, legal guardian, parent, other, legal representative). This helps determine your entitlement.
5. State the purpose for requesting the certificate in the designated field. This may be required for record-keeping purposes.
6. By signing the application, confirm your understanding that submitting a false application for a vital record is a felony. Sign with your full name.
7. Provide detailed information about the birth certificate being requested, including the full name of the person (first, middle, last, suffix), date of birth, sex, city, and county of birth.
8. Enter the names of the parents prior to their first marriage, including all necessary details as specified in the application.
9. Answer whether the parents were married at the time of birth by selecting 'Yes' or 'No'.
10. Specify the number of children born in South Carolina to the mother/parent.
11. If applicable, indicate any name changes for the person named on the certificate that are not due to marriage.
12. Review the fees section to ensure you include the correct amounts: a $12 search fee (non-refundable) and any additional copy or expedite fees, if required.
13. Prepare your payment as specified (money order or cashier's check for mail requests, or credit/debit card for onsite).
14. Once all fields are completed, save the changes to your application, and choose to download and print the form for submission or email it if required.

Complete your Vital Records Birth Application online today!