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Introduction to Alaska Birth Certificates

 

This article is designed to help you get an Alaska birth certificate.  Counter to common belief, not everything is on the Internet.  Personal birth certificates are one of the items that are not readily available online, and that is probably a good thing.  You do not want your birth certificate in the public domain, where it can be seen by anyone.  However, this does not mean that you can’t easily get your birth certificate.   

Alaska birth certificates have been maintained by the Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics for individuals born in the state of Alaska since 1890.
Alaska Birth Certificate Authorized Persons

 

By Alaska state law, Alaska birth certificates are confidential records and can only be obtained by the following authorized individuals:

    Person Named on the Alaska Birth Certificate
    Mother/Father of Person Named on the Alaska Birth Certificate
    Legal Guardian of Person Named on the Alaska Birth Certificate (A legal guardian must submit a certified copy of the guardianship papers granted by the court when requesting a birth certificate.)  

 
Alaska Birth Certificate for Genealogy Purposes

 

Anyone can obtain an Alaska Birth Certificate, 100 years or later from the date of the birth for genealogy or other reasons.

 
Alaska Birth Certificate Ordering Options

 
Options Option 1 – Order Alaska Birth Certificate Online

This option is the simplest and easiest way to get your Alaska Birth Certificate.  Order online and you will get your Alaska Birth Certificate usually in less than a week.  Many times you will have the option of receiving your vital record by next-day or second-day service.

Option 2 – Order Alaska Birth Certificate through the Mail

Follow the instructions below, if you are not ordering your Alaska birth certificate online.  It usually takes 4-6 week upon receipt of request to be sent to you:


Step 1: Download Mail-In Application

Step 2: Please provide as much of the following information as possible to locate the Alaska birth certificate:

    Full name of person at birth on the Alaska birth certificate
    Date of birth on the Alaska birth certificate
    Sex on the Alaska birth certificate
    County (or city) of birth on the Alaska birth certificate
    Hospital of birth - if not in a hospital state "home"
    Full maiden name of mother on the Alaska birth certificate
    Full name of father on the Alaska birth certificate
    Your name
    Your signature
    Your relationship to the person whose Alaska birth certificate you are requesting
    Address where the Alaska birth certificate is to be mailed
    Self addressed stamped envelope
    Your daytime phone number

Step 3: By Mail: Send the above information and the appropriate fee to:

        
        Bureau of Vital Statistics
        PO Box 110675
        Juneau, Alaska 99801
Option 3 – In Person

In Person in Alaska: You may go to any county health department in the State of Alaska to obtain a certified copy of an Alaska birth certificate. Most Alaska birth certificates can be issued while you wait.

 
Alaska Birth Certificate Ordering Cost

 

The fee to search for an Alaska birth certificate is $20.00, which includes one certified copy of the Alaska birth certificate or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." For each additional copy of the Alaska birth certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $20.00. Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to "Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics." Please do not send cash. Fees are not refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service.

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