How do i get my birth certificate from new jersey

                              APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

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   You may apply for a Certified Copy of a birth certificate if you are:

• You are 18 years old or older
• The registrant or a parent or legal guardian of the registrant
• A member of a law enforcement agency or a representative of another governmental agency, as provided by law, who is conducting official business
• A child, grandchild, sibling, spouse or domestic partner of the registrant
• An attorney representing the registrant or the registrant's estate, or any person or agency empowered by statute or appointed by a court to act on behalf of the registrant or the registrant's estate

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****ID MUST include your signature and is not expired****

Valid driver's license or Photo ID with current address

Valid driver's license without a photo and ONE alternate form of ID with current address

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Two alternate forms of ID- one of which must show your current address:

• ‍Vehicle registration
• Vehicle insurance card
• Voter registration
• US/Foreign Passport
• Immigrant Visa
• Permanent Resident Card (Green card)
• Federal/State ID
• City of Newark Municipal ID
• School ID
• Utility bill (within the previous 90 days)
• Bank Statement (within previous 90 days)
• W-2 or tax return for current or previous year

If you are requesting records for: 

Your child: If your current name does not match your name as recorded on the birth certificate, you will need to supply a certified copy of your marriage or civil union certificate or legal name change. 

Your spouse/civil union partner: Provide a certified copy of your marriage/civil union certificate.

Your parent(s) or sibling(s): Provide a certified copy of your birth certificate with parents’ names.

Your grandparent(s): Provide a certified copy of your birth certificate (identifying YOUR parent) AND your parent's birth record (identifying YOUR grandparent)

*Any name changes MUST be supported by legal documents (ex: Marriage/ Union Certificate, Legal proof of name change)

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If you are not a person qualified to get a certified copy of a record, but you are helping an eligible person receive a certified copy of a vital record, you MUST present:

The City Clerk’s Office now processes Birth records for those born in Jersey City from the year 1922 to present.

You can request a Certified Copy of your Birth record in person or by mail.

IN PERSON

The City Clerk’s Office is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Monday through Friday 9AM to 3PM. Please call 201-547-5150 to request an appointment.

For your appointment, please remember to bring the following with you:

1. The completed REG 37A or 38A form (B in Spanish). All forms are below
2. Valid Government issued photo ID (driver’s license, State ID, Passport); and
3. Cash - $20 for the first copy, $10 for each additional copy.

BY MAIL

You may submit your application to us through the US Mail. Please include the following:

1. The completed REG 37A or 38A form (B in Spanish). All forms are below
2. If you have assumed your partner’s last name you must include a copy of your Marriage/Civil Union Certificate to link the name on your current ID to the name on your Birth Certificate
3. Copy of VALID (not expired) Government issued photo ID with current address
4. Payment—Check or Money Order made payable to the City of Jersey City Treasurer - $20 for the first copy, $10 each additional copy
5. Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope—the address must match your address on your ID. If current address is not the same, provide proof of address with a current utility bill, bank account statement, etc.

Application Forms

Non-Genealogical/No Ancestro
37A English
37B Spanish

Genealogical/Ancestro
38A English
38B Spanish

Mail all the documents and check or money order to:
Office of the City Clerk
280 Grove Street, RM 118
Jersey City, NJ 07302

If you have any questions, feel free to call us at 201-547-5150 or email us at [email protected]

Your birth certificate is an important legal document that allows you to apply for a passport, driver’s license, social security card, and more. Applying for a New Jersey birth certificate online will take you a few minutes. You simply need to follow our personalized instructions. Your birth records will be issued by the vital records office and delivered to your home.

Birth records and all other vital records in New Jersey are kept by the New Jersey Department of Health Vital Statistics and Registry.

Vital records kept by the Department of Health of New Jersey are as follows:

• Birth, marriage and death records starting at 1919
• Domestic partnership records starting at 2004
• Civil union records starting at 2007
• Adoptions – foreign and domestic
• Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth data starting at 1969

If you were born in New Jersey, your birth certificate will be issued by the New Jersey Department of Health.

If your birth certificate was lost, destroyed, damaged or stolen you will need to request a New Jersey Birth Certificate Replacement. By using our online service, you can avoid going to a vital records office or agency in person. You are now able to fill out your Birth Certificate application in a matter of minutes.

However, before you request your birth certificate, you need to know that there are two types of birth certificates available.

• A certified or authorized copy of a birth certificate - it will have the registrar’s raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, as well as the registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar’s office. This authorized copy can be used for several purposes.
• An informational copy of a birth certificate - informational copies have the following words imprinted across the face of the copy: "Informational, not a valid document to establish identity."

The authorized copy is the one you will need to enroll at school, get married, apply for a passport, get your social security card, and there are more uses of a birth certificate. The informational copy is usually used for health or research purposes. Bear in mind that you cannot prove your identity with an informational copy.

You will be able to obtain a birth certificate from the New Jersey (NJ) vital records office or the county recorders such as the ones in: Bergen County, Middlesex County, Essex County, Hudson County, Monmouth County, Ocean County, Union County, Camden County, Passaic County, Morris County,and the cities of Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Lakewood, Edison, Woodbridge.

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