EXPEDITED
BIRTH CERTIFICATE FOR INDIVIDUALS BORN OVERSEAS WITH
AMERICAN PARENT(S) AT THE TIME OF BIRTH
If you were born
overseas by a U.S. parent(s) and would like to request a
certified copy of Report of Birth OR Certification of
Birth (replace or Amend a Consular Report of Birth Abroad - CRBA),
please completely fill out and sign the
following forms:
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Consular Vital Record Search
Request Form
(please download the form and fill
out completely). This form must be notarized.
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Authorization Letter
(please download the form and fill out completely) - this
letter must be notarized.
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Travel the World Visas Service
Order Form (please download the form and fill
out completely)
-
Notarized
copy of the applicant's identification (driver's license)
-
If
requesting for FS-240 (Report of Birth),
please submit a notarized affidavit attesting to its
disposition or submit the ORIGINAL FS-240
You can also use these forms for obtaining a certified copy of
Report of Death, Panama Canal Zone Birth or Death Certificate,
Certificate of Witness of Marriage, Certification of No Record.
NOTE:
On January 3, 2011, the Department of State began issuing a
new Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240). You may
request multiple copies of this document at any time. As
of December 31, 2010 the Certificate of Report of Birth
(DS-1350) is no longer issued. All previously issued
FS-240 and DS-1350 documents are still valid for proof of
identity, citizenship and other legal purposes.
The processing time varies depending on the
availability of your records. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks.
To
Amend a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240), You Must
Submit:
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A
notarized written (or typed) request detailing the
amendment or correction needed
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Certified
copies of documents justifying the amendment requested
(Examples: foreign birth certificate, marriage certificate,
court ordered adoption or name change, birth certificates of
the adopting or legitimating parents, affidavits, etc)
-
The
original FS-240, or A replacement FS-240, or A notarized
affidavit stating the whereabouts of the original
FS-240
-
Authorization Letter
(please download the form and fill out completely) - this
letter must be notarized.
-
Travel the World Visas Service
Order Form
(please download the form and fill
out completely)
-
Notarized
copy of the applicant's identification (driver's license)
The processing time varies depending on the
availability of your records. Please allow 6 to 8 weeks.
Service Fee:
$120.00/person
US State Dept. Fee: $50.00/certificate
Return Mail Fee:
$25.00 (up to 8 oz) Overnight Delivery
[ ]
$19.00 (up to 8 oz)
2-Day Delivery [ ]
$45.00 (up to 8 oz)
Saturday Delivery [ ]
Please send all the above
mentioned documents and payment
(Money Order, Company Check,
Cashier’s Check, American Express, Visa or MasterCard)
by courier delivery to:
TRAVEL THE WORLD VISAS, INC.
1930
18TH STREET NW, UNIT #1
WASHINGTON DC 20009
TEL:
202-223-8822
FAX:
530-579-3315
If you were born
within the U.S. - please contact the Vital Records of the state
where the birth occured.
Travel the World Visas acts only as an agent, and accepts no
responsibility for the services of any Travel Agent, Consulate,
Passport Agency or Embassy in connection with the granting of
visas, nor for any delays, loss of passports occasioned by such
services or the U.S. Mail. Damage compensation is not
available.
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