{"id":2164,"date":"2024-02-25T18:19:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T23:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/?page_id=2164"},"modified":"2026-02-19T12:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:11:10","slug":"vital-records-forms-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/vital-records-forms-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Vital Records Forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2164\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2164-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2164-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2164-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2164-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2164-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2164-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Note: All applicants must provide a photocopy of required identification. Applications without proper identification and signature will be rejected and not processed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2164-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-f63ab938b45c-2164\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"pdf-forms-to-print-at-home-for-written-applications\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-pdf-forms-to-print-at-home-for-written-applications\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-pdf-forms-to-print-at-home-for-written-applications\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPDF forms to print at home for written applications.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-pdf-forms-to-print-at-home-for-written-applications\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-pdf-forms-to-print-at-home-for-written-applications\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/VS6B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application for Certification of a Birth Record<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/VS6D.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application for Certification of a Death Record<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/VS6MD.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application for Certification of a Marriage and\/or Divorce Record<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2022\/09\/VS6FD_application_revd-July-2022.pdf\">Application for Certification of a Stillbirth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2021\/07\/birth-certificate-amendment-request-form_nonfillable.pdf\">Birth Certificate Amendment Request<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>En Espanol<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/VS6_Birth-Certificate-Application-Spanish_1_26_26-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solicitud de certificaci\u00f3n de Partida de Nacimiento<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/VS6_Death-Certificate-Application-Spanish_1_26_26-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solicitud de certificaci\u00f3n de Acta de Defunci\u00f3n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2020\/03\/VS6MD_MarriageDivorce-application_Spanish.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solicitud de certificaci\u00f3n de un Acta de Matrimonio o Divorcio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2164-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style 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