Click the button below to apply for a vital record. An application tracking ID is assigned to each application, and you will receive email and SMS updates.An affidavit of birth is a document submitted to a court, state, or other institution. I make this affidavit for the purpose of affording a complete and correct official record. In support of the correction or omission,. Fairfax County Office of Vital Records issues certified copies of vital records (or "certificates") for these events that occurred in Virginia. 1. Explain why you are unable to present a certified copy of the birth record of this student. 2. Upon receipt of the certificate of compliance, the clerk mails verification of filing of the certificate with the court to the person filing the affidavit. There are several provisions outlined in the Code of Virginia and the Regulations Governing Vital Records detailing how a birth certificate can be amended. Applicant name and mailing address are completely filled out.