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Requesting a Life Event Record as a U.S. Citizen

Get a Copy of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)

We issue copies of CRBAs. Learn the steps to get your copy.

If you are reporting the birth of a child, contact the U.S. embassy or consulate in the country in which your child was born. 

Get a Copy of a Consular Report of Death Abroad (CRDA)

We issue copies of CRDAs filed in 1975 or after. Learn the steps to get a copy of this record.

Get a Certificate of Witness to Marriage Abroad

We issued Certificates of Witness to Marriage Abroad filed before November 1989. Learn the steps to get a copy of this document.

Get a Copy of a Panama Canal Zone Record

We issue copies of birth and death records from the Panama Canal Zone that were issued between 1904 and 1979. Learn the steps to get a copy of your record.

Contacting Us

Mailing Address:

U.S. Department of State
Passports Vital Records
44132 Mercure Cir.
PO Box 1213
Sterling, VA 20166-1213

Status Check?

Use our web form to request a status check only if you have already submitted your Form DS-5542.