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New ID requirements: Due to the rise in identity theft and other fraudulent use of vital records, acceptable ID is limited. You must provide a government (state or federal) issued photo ID. This can be issued by the U.S. or other country of residence.

Examples of acceptable IDs (must be current):

• Photocopy of driver's license
• Photocopy of state ID card
• Photocopy of passport or visa
• Photocopy of military ID

If you do not have a government issued photo ID, you must send photocopies of any TWO of the following:

• Social security number
• Bank statement with current address
• Car registration or title with current address
• Utility bill with current address
• Pay stub (must include your name, social security number plus name and address of business)

The cost is $12.00 for the first copy and $7.00 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time. By state law, the initial $12.00 fee for a certified copy of a birth certificate is a five-year record search fee – one certified copy is issued if the record is found and if not found, the fee is retained. Payment can be a check or money order made payable to "Kansas Vital Statistics."

Click on below selection for BIRTH certificate application form:

If you cannot provide complete information, provide as much as possible. We must have sufficient information to conduct a record search for the correct record. If the exact date of the birth is unknown, state a consecutive five-year search span (more may be specified, but each five-year span costs $12.00).

Submit a completed, signed application form or send a letter with the following information:

• Specify you are requesting a BIRTH certificate
• Indicate certified paper copy or *wallet-size card (see card information below) and number of copies or cards you are requesting
• Full name as listed on birth certificate
• Date of birth (month, day, year)
• Sex (male or female)
• Place of birth (city, county) – Must be Kansas
• Mother's maiden name
• Father's full name
• Your relationship to the person named on the birth certificate
• Reason you are requesting the certificate (we ask this so that we can provide appropriate service for your needs)
• Your daytime phone number
• Your mailing address
• Place your handwritten signature on the request

• You MUST include a photocopy of a government issued ID or two of the documents listed above.
• Enclose a check or money order in U. S. dollars made payable to "Kansas Vital Statistics." DO NOT SEND CASH.
• Enclose a business size self-addressed stamped envelope for each request of a different record.

*Wallet-size birth registration cards: Wallet-size cards are not available for Delayed Certificates of Birth or Foreign Born Births. They cost the same as paper certified copies and are a laminated card. The information listed on them is limited and therefore, they may not be acceptable for travel purposes, school enrollment, or for any office/agency requiring parental information and/or a raised seal. They contain the following information:

• Certificate Number
• Name
• Birth Date
• Birth Place (county)
• Sex
• Date Filed
• Date Issued

A certification statement and stamped signature of the State Registrar are included. The seal is in ink and is not raised on the cards.

Mail the request to:

Office of Vital Statistics
Curtis State Office Building
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 120
Topeka, KS 66612-2221

Requests with insufficient information, incorrect payment amount, or made by ineligible requestors will be returned to the requestor along with a form explaining why the request was returned.