Introduction to Vermont Birth Certificates

This article is designed to help you get a Vermont 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.  

Vermont birth certificates have been maintained by the Vermont Department of Health for individuals born in the state of Vermont since 1909.

Which office you contact to order a Vermont birth certificate depends on how long ago the event took place. 

• If the birth was within the past 5 years, order the Vermont birth certificate from the Vermont Department of Health.
• If the birth was more than the past 5 years ago, order the Vermont birth certificate from the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration.

Vermont Birth Certificate Authorized Persons

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

• Person Named on the Vermont Birth Certificate
• Mother/Father (or Legal Guardian) of Person Named on the Vermont Birth Certificate
• Grandparents and Great Grandparents of Person Named on the Vermont Birth Certificate
• Husband/Wife of Person Named on the Vermont Birth Certificate 
• Adult Son/Daughter of Person Named on the Vermont Birth Certificate
• Adult grandchildren of Person Named on the Vermont Birth Certificate
• Sister/Brother of individual named on the Vermont birth certificate
• Aunt/Uncle of individual named on the Vermont birth certificat
• Legal Representative of an Authorized Person of Person Named on the Vermont Birth Certificate

Vermont Birth Certificate for Genealogy Purpose

Anyone can obtain an informational Vermont Birth Certificate, this is the most comely used birth certificate for genealogy purposes.

Vermont Birth Certificate Ordering

Options Option 1 – Order Vermont Birth Certificate Online

This option is the simplest and easiest way to get your Vermont Birth Certificate.  Order online and you will get your Vermont 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.

Order Birth and Death Records Online!  

Option 2 – Order Vermont Birth Certificate through the Mail

Follow the instructions below, if you are not ordering your Vermont birth certificate online.  It usually takes 5-10 business days 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 Vermont birth certificate:

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

 

For Vermont Birth Certificates less than 5 years old
Vermont Department of Health
Vital Records
P.O. Box 70
Burlington, VT 05402-0070

Make checks and money order to “Vermont Department of Health."

For Vermont Birth Certificates more than 5 years old
Vermont State Archives and Records Administration
1078 US RTE 2, Middlesex,
Montpelier, VT 05633-7701

Make checks and money order to “Vermont Secretary of State."

Option 3 – In Person

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

Vermont Birth Certificate Ordering Cost

The fee to search for a Vermont birth certificate is $10.00, which includes one certified copy of the Vermont birth certificate or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." For each additional copy of the Vermont birth certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $10.00. Please do not send cash. Fees are not refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service.