Order Georgia Birth and Death Records by Mail?

• Make sure you’re eligible. Only individuals with specific qualifying relationships to the person named on the record can receive a birth or death certificate. See also: "Obtaining a Copy of Your Original (Pre-Adoption) Birth Certificate."
• Individuals eligible to order a birth certificate include:
  • The person whose name appears on the birth certificate
  • A legal spouse
  • Parents named on the certificate
  • Grandparents
  • Adult children
  • Adult siblings
  • Legal guardians or legal representatives
• Individuals eligible to order a death certificate include:
  • A legal spouse
  • Adult children
  • Adult siblings
  • Parents
  • Grandparents
  • Grandchildren
  • Those with a "tangible interest," such as a beneficiary or insurance company
  • Members of the public may also order the death record of anyone who has died in Georgia and will receive plain paper copies of the record with the Social Security number redacted.

You will need the following items to order a birth or death certificate:

• Completed request form
• Proof of identity and qualifying relationship documentation
• The full name of the individual on the certificate ( middle names are requested but not required)
• The date of that individual's birth or death
• The city or county where the birth or death took place
• The full name of the father if one is listed on the birth certificate
• The full maiden name of the mother if one is listed on the birth certificate
• Your current state-issued driver's license or ID card
• Your social security number
• Your date of birth
• Your address
• An accepted form of payment (money order or cashier’s check)

Mail-In County Vital Records Offices-Certificate Services: (Regular service)

• Marriage certificates
• Birth certificates
• Death certificates, & processing/registration of death events.
• Locate and mail to your county vital records office

Mail-In State Office of Vital Records (SOVR)-Certificate Services: (Processed and shipped within 10 weeks)

• Certificate Amendments (record changes) birth or death certificates:
  • foreign adoptions (birth certificates non-US),
  • fetal death (stillbirth) certificates,
  • putative father (registry of potential biological fathers for parental rights &/or adoption incidences),
  • home birth packets (out of institution birth registrations),
  • delayed birth certificates (records requiring creation after the child’s first birthday).
• Mail to State Office of Vital Records, 1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30349

• Regular orders are shipped within 10 weeks
• Actual processing times may be impacted by current request volumes and the availability of required information to locate the certificate. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to fulfill your request as promptly as possible. 

Please be advised that requests open for more than one year are automatically closed in our system. If you’d still like to move forward, simply submit a new request along with the required payment and we’ll be happy to assist you.