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.

Online Databases that have Alaska Birth Information  

Database	Description
National Huguenot Society Bible Records	The National Huguenot Society is one of our most esteemed lineage organizations. Its members, of course, are the descendants of the French Protestants who fled their homeland during the religious wars of the 17th century and, especially, following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV in 1685. Many of those Huguenots who ultimately fled to the American colonies would settle in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia, later arrivals dispersing to Pennsylvania and other states.
U.S. County History Catalog	Thousands of county histories organized by state and county
Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. I	This work is a compilation of birth and death records from the Bowman files, the largest manuscript resource on Mayflower genealogy in existence.  With references to 50,000 Mayflower relations, this two-volume work contains, besides records of births, baptisms, deaths and burials, references to burial location, cause of death, and address at death gleaned from land and will records, court and church records, transcripts of personal letters, and more. Volume I
Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. II	This work is a compilation of birth and death records from the Bowman files, the largest manuscript resource on Mayflower genealogy in existence.  With references to 50,000 Mayflower relations, this two-volume work contains, besides records of births, baptisms, deaths and burials, references to burial location, cause of death, and address at death gleaned from land and will records, court and church records, transcripts of personal letters, and more. Volume II

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.

Click Here - To Order Alaska Birth Certificates Online 

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

 

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.