Re: Experience with ordering New York City birth certs?


This isn't a question about a _method_, but I'd like to know about
the "experience" of ordering birth certs from NYC. Hopefully,
someone reading here may have already done so.

When the certificate is sent, is it a complete (full info) cert, or
an abstract (with limited information)?

I plan to place an order, so I asked a question via their Dept. of
Health Vital Records question submission form (not exact name, but
you get the idea). The form seems to be basically for asking
questions *after* you order, but I wanted to know *prior* to
ordering whether I would receive full info.

Apparently, they feel that it's an imposition to ask such a
question, because I've been ignored twice. I'd call, but my long
distance is expensive (I don't have a calling plan since I make so
few LD calls).

I'd appreciate an answer from someone who's had the pleasure of
ordering a birth cert from New York City.

turtlelover <turtlelover@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I've gotten lots of birth and death certs from NYC. What you get
from the City Archives is a print image (photocopy) of the
microfilm. The contents of the original documents vary from year to
year so some provide more/different info than others. In any case,
the Archives will give you image of the original, not an abstract.
I am not sure what you get for "non-Archive" records (more recent),
but I don't think that's what you're talking about anyway.

Michael Reich <mareich49@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks to everyone for your answers.

I guess I wasn't clear in my question, but I'm seeking a cert that
is more recent than what is stored in the Archives (I *did* mention
that I contacted the Dept. of Health <smile>).

I hope that when I order a cert that's less than 70 years old, I'll
receive complete information. It's good to know, however, that
older certs will be very informative!

Thanks again,
turtlelover <turtlelover@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


I haven't had much recent experience with the DOH records. I
thought that NYS and NYC had made it more difficult to get a
"recent" (1910-present) birth record other than your own, typically
for genealogical purposes. In fact, according the NYC DOH web site
(http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/vr/vrbappl-3.shtml), if your name
doesn't appear on the birth cert, you need to provide a photo ID of
the person named on the birth cert or a notarized letter from the
person named authorizing release of the cert to you. Makes it
difficult if not impossible to get copies of "recent" relatives
birth records if they're deceased or you can't get photo IDs for
some other reason.

I'd be fascinated to hear what you're able to get from NYC DOH.

Michael Reich <mareich49@xxxxxxxxx>
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