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Alaska
Birth Certificate Request Form
You may request certificates in
person at our Juneau,
Anchorage,
or Fairbanks
Offices. Many requests made at our offices can be processed while
you wait. Click on the respective city name to obtain the address,
phone number and directions.
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS
CAREFULLY.
Failure to do so may cause a significant
delay in processing your request.
- A person may obtain only his or her own birth certificate,
except for parents who may obtain their own child's certificate.
- A birth certificate may also be furnished to a legal guardian
or a legal representative. A legal guardian must submit a certified
copy of the guardianship papers granted by the court when requesting
a birth certificate. If you are a legal representative, include
a letter stating who you represent and how you are related to
the person named on the record.
- Use the full first, full middle, and lasts names as they appear
on the certificate when filling out the request form.
- We can only process requests for births that occurred in Alaska.
For births that occurred outside of Alaska, requests must be
sent directly to the appropriate state.
- ALL REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED PICTURE
ID OF THE PERSON REQUESTING THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE. Enlarge the
copy and lighten it as much as possible to ensure it is clear
and readable when sent to the Bureau, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE
FAXING YOUR REQUEST. REQUESTS WITH DARK OR UNCLEAR COPIES OF
IDs WILL BE RETURNED UNPROCESSED. Your signature under the copied
ID is also required.
The following are acceptable for identification purposes:
- A driver's license of offical identification card issued by
a state in the U.S., jurisdiction or territory, unexpired, or
expired for not more than one year.
- An unexpired U.S. or foreign passport.
- U.S. military identification, military dependent identification
or veteran's identification.
- If you are currently living in Alaska, a BIA or tribal identification
card will also be accepted.
If you are unable to provide any of the above-mentioned forms
of identification, please contact the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics
at 907.465.3391 to speak with a customer service representative.
SUBMITTING YOUR REQUEST:
- Print and complete the request form and mail it or fax it
to our office.
- Vital records requests contain confidential information. Therefore,
we highly recommend you mail or fax your request. E-mail, although
convenient, is not secure and subject to fraud.
- Remember to sign your request and enclose the correct certificate
and shipping fees as well as a copy of picture ID.
- Expedited (Rush) requests may only be submitted by fax. Please
fax your rush request to 907.465.3618.
- If faxing, call the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics to confirm
receipt at 907.465.3391 Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Alaska
time. All faxed requests must include the $11.00 expedite
(rush) fee.
PROCESSING TIMES:
- Requests sent by regular mail will be normally be processed
within 2-3 weeks after receipt by the Bureau.
- Heirloom requests are normally process within 4-6 weeks after
receipt by the Bureau.
- Expedited (Rush) requests submitted with credit card payment
will normally be processed within 3 working days after receipt.
Expedited requests must be faxed to our office. Note that there
is no overnight express delivery to or from Alaska. Express
delivery takes at least two day each way. Expedited service
is not available for heirloom requests.
- Normal processing times can be greater during periods of high
volume. Please plan accordingly.
- Please allow for mailing time.
FEES:
- Each certified copy of a certificate is $20.00 and heirloom
birth certificates are $45.00. This fee is nonrefundable.
- If the requested record cannot be found, a statement of search
will be issued. Search fees are not refundable.
- Records requiring and Apostille: Birth certificates
requiring authentication for a foreign country have additional
fees. The additional charge is $12.00 for the first record,
with $2.00 added for each additional copy of the same record. This
includes the $2.00 fee for the Lt. Governor's office. The
country that the record is being sent to must be noted on your
request.
- All NSF checks will be sent to a collection agency.
There will be a $30.00 charge for returned checks.
- Expedited (Rush) service requires an additional $11.00 fee.
Orders may be processed by completing the request
form and faxing it to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Please
do not mail expedited requests.
- Faxed requests require the $11.00 expedite (rush) fee.
- Orders may also be accepted online at: www.vitalchek.com.
You will be required to fax identification and the VitalChek
authorization form to our office.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
- For additional information on obtaining Alaska Vital Records,
please contact the Records Processing Unit in Juneau at 907.465.3391.
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