Comments on: Getting a NY Birth Certificate with Apostille

By: Gusmarkpeters

Gusmarkpeters — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:23:28 +0000

Well, I must say things went well for me here in Germany. I called up the first address I saw in the internet, and voila, “Translation & Apostille Services”, in Fifth Avenue convinced me right off the bat. I sent them a copy of my birth certificate and got it back along with the Apostille within a week using PayPal.

By: JH

JH — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:48:54 +0000

I think that the instructions need to be updated:
According to the New York Department of State, there's an Apostille request form that needs to be filled out for mail requests: Apostille/Certificate of Authentication Request Form , and it asks that you attach a self-addressed/stamped return envelope.I'm going through this now – it took about a month to get my birth certificate (which was ordered through VitalChek with the Apostille box checked) in Manhattan.

By: London

London — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:06:10 +0000

I live in London and have just used Foreign Documents Express for my american birth certificate. It took them exactly eight days from the time the fedex driver left my house to the time he delivered my birth certificate again.

I would highly recommend you use them.

By: Kkbraak

Kkbraak — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:15:41 +0000

I was able to obtain a long form birth certificate through the VitalChek system.

By: Foreign Documents Express

Foreign Documents Express — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:34:49 +0000

Actually, a certified copy of the NYC birth certificate (short or long form) can be apostilled without a letter of exemplification. If you have an original and need it apostilled, please contact http://www.foreigndocumentsexp... or call (646) 267-1140

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:24:24 +0000

There is an erroneous comment related to a critical area of the apostille process noted here: that you cannot get anything but the short-form of the birth certificate from Vitalchek.com. This is simply not true. A client of mine from Manhattan just ordered a birth certificate through Vitalchek (I actually sat with her while she ordered it) and she checked off “apostille” as the reason for getting the birth certificate and got exactly what she needed to obtain an apostille: the long-form birth certificate and the Letter of Exemplification.

If you need assistance with obtaining your apostilles in Manhattan, you can contact us at http://www.apostillenewyorknyservices... or by calling 917-693-3692.–Mike

By: Katia

Katia — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:09:33 +0000

Thomas, long form birth certificates with a letter of exemplification can now be ordered through Vitalcheck. You just need to select the Apostille option.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:50:55 +0000

Thomas, I successfully ordered my son's birth certificate with the letter of exemplification through the online VitalChek. You just need to indicate its purpose as apostille. Thanks so much for this helpful post.

By: Lil_trome

Lil_trome — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 20:10:30 +0000

hey just want to know after i recieve my nyc B.C. w/ letter of exemplification & mail it to the manhattan county clerk to get notarized can they mail off to albany to get apostilled or should i just have them mail it back to me & do it myself?

By: Ayincast El Hondureno

Ayincast El Hondureno — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:23:30 +0000

Thomas,

Thank you very much...I am not sure of the prices but here is the latest in the steps that need to be performed.

http://www.dos.state.ny.us/cor...

It's all there. The above url and steps are currents as of 3/23/11

Regards,

"In the same boat...just for a different country!" LOL!

By: Doncariddi

Doncariddi — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:43:40 +0000

FYI – I did order via VitalCheck and just make sure you select 'FOR APOSTILLE' and it did come within 2 weeks from NYC. Realize I did try to do this through the mail with NYC and after 12-14 weeks still did not receive anything, clearly it is 'lost' in NYC. I have a friend that did the same thing, going through NYC through the Mail is a lost cause.

I was able to get documents from Italy, non-NYC towns in NY and from other states with NO PROBLEMS, however, NYC is the ultimate in efficiency and red-tape.

By: ms1983

ms1983 — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:25:26 +0000

Andrea–

For you and anyone else in New York City who wants more personal attention and not a conveyor-belt mentality, I would highly recommend http://www.apostillenewyorknyservices.... One person handles your documents from start to finish to avoid mixups like yours.

By: Steven

Steven — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:30:15 +0000

Try expressvitals.com. My birth certificate came with in 3 days and I didn't have all this hassle.

By: Suyenthornhill

Suyenthornhill — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:18:24 +0000

Thanks, a lot of the prices have gone up, and I used the website you suggested and they did it for $230 including fedexing the birth certificate back to me in London. I sent it Thursday and he had it back in the post on Friday afternoon – well worth spending the cash. Apparently you can get the apostille on the original birth so we cut out step one – but your blog was a great saviour – many thanks again.

By: Notsotupelohoney

Notsotupelohoney — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:47:09 +0000

Thank you so much for this information. I almost ordered certs last month, but was afraid because the form didn't ask enough questions for me to be sure i would receive the right documents.

I feel much better about doing this over the phone. THANK YOU!

By: Skyhigh081

Skyhigh081 — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 01:43:20 +0000

Oh no.. Good luck, I have dealt with that headache. Have you solved the situation to this problem?

By: Skyhigh081

Skyhigh081 — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:43:00 +0000

Oh no.. Good luck, I have dealt with that headache. Have you solved the situation to this problem?

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:27:00 +0000

Would this website help? http://foreigndocumentsexpress.com/ny/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=26

By: chisa

chisa — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:33:00 +0000

Ana, have you got the corrected birth certificate for your daughter?
I have the same problem with my son’s birth certificate ( born in Apr 27, 2010). It arrived in mail 2 weeks after he was born and of course it was wrong. So I made the correction on June 24 through the hospital he was born. When I called the hospital in Aug, they said it was claimed June 30 and correction was made on July 1st. Today is Sep 30, 2010 and I still haven’t received it.
I made several phone calls to the hospital during Sep but only thing they can tell me was that it’s not their responsibility to mail it to us but the US gov’s.
I don’t know what to do. The person in charge of correction at NY State Dep of Health is supposed to call me today but still haven’t heard from her.
Does anyone have the same or similar problem?

By: Mama Cele

Mama Cele — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 04:17:00 +0000

WELL..SOUNDS SIMPLE ENOUGH —-I WILL FOLLOW STEP BY STEP…I AM IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC …AWAY I GO I WISH ME LUCK