Request Vital Records

The following options are available for requesting a vital record:

State Office of Vital Records Lobby Hours
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday-Friday, Except State Holidays
State Office of Vital Records
1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100
​Atlanta, GA 30349

Vital Records may be purchased from all 159 county offices. To locate the office nearest you, click the link below:

Find a Vital Records Office near you.

Requests by Mail
Mail a completed copy of the appropriate request form, required supporting documents, and payment to:
State Office of Vital Records
1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30349
Response Time:  8-10 weeks

*Personal Checks are not accepted. Please send payments in the form of a certified check or money order.

Note: Newborn birth certificates are not automatically mailed to parents. Information gathered in the hospital is solely for the purposes of registering the child’s birth. You must request the certificate online or at a vital records office.

For amendments to vital records that require a certified court order, the original court order or certified copy of the original order with court seal, will remain on file at the State Office of Vital Records. The order will become a part of a sealed file, such file shall not be subject to inspection, except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction or by the State Registrar.

For emergency or urgent travel requests, please select expedite services from one of the three approved online vendors or visit your nearest vital records office. Georgia Vital Records does not participate in same-day cruise rush requests.

Page last updated 03/4/2025