Get Birth Application Form - Gocertificates

Birth certificates in the U.S. include personal identifiable information, like name, date and place where the birth occurred, sex and the names of the parents. You can order your birth certificate using our secure online service and completing our simple application process in just 5 minutes.

Call 803-898-DHEC (3432). Staff are available to assist you from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday-Friday, excluding state holidays.

How To Amend A Birth Certificate. To fix minor errors before a child turns one, a parent or guardian must contact DHEC and ask for the change. To fix a name on a birth certificate during the child's first year, or to add a name to a child under seven years old, you must give a sworn statement to DHEC.

Acceptable applications must include the following: Requester's signature. Legible photocopy of the requester's ID. Fee of $12 for each requested copy by check, money order, payment card, mobile pay, or cash. ... This option is not available for amendments, name changes, or corrections.

By Phone through VitalChek Call 1-877-284-1008 to speak to a VitalChek representative 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Only persons named on the birth certificate may order through VitalChek. Fees Include: $17 non-refundable expedited searching fee.

There are 3 options for ordering NC birth certificates: Order through the NC Office of Vital Records: Order a Certificate. County Register of Deeds where the birth occurred. VitalChek is the only authorized vendor through which constituents may submit a remote order for a state-issued, certified birth certificate.

When both parents want to voluntarily establish paternity: They must complete the Paternity Acknowledgement Affidavit at either S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) or the county health department in the county where the child was born. Staff can answer questions and notarize parents' signatures.