To request a Consular Report of Birth Abroad form (FS-240), you must submit:

1. A notarized request that includes all of the following information:

• Full name of the individual at birth
• Any adoptive names of the individual
• Individual's date and place of birth
• Any available passport information (e.g. passport date of issuance, date of expiration, passport number)
• Full names of parents or legal guardians
• If known, the serial number of the FS-240
• Signature of requester
• Legal Guardian(s) Only: A copy of the court order granting guardianship
• Requester's mailing address
• Requester's contact number

2. A copy of requester’s valid photo ID. Examples:

• State-issued driver’s license
• Non-driver photo ID
• Military ID
• Passport
• Veterans Affairs ID
• Prison ID

If you don't have any of these IDs, please see Passport Vital Records IDs.

3. Payment

• Send a $50.00 check or money order. Additional copies are $50 each.
• Make payable to "U.S. Department of State"
• Include complete mailing address on the check
  
• The Department is not responsible for cash lost in the mail

4. Mail the request, copy of the photo ID, and payment to:

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

Processing Times

The processing time to receive your Consular Report of Birth Aboard is four to eight weeks. If you don't provide all the items listed above, your request for the CRBA will be delayed.

Shipping

• USPS First Class Mail: One to two weeks. No additional cost.
• 1-2 Day Delivery: Add $16.48 to the $50 check or money order.
• The shipping time is included in the 4-8 weeks processing time. 

Please do not include a pre-paid express mail envelope with your request. This will cause a delay in delivery.

To amend a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240), you must submit:

1. A notarized request detailing the amendment or correction needed

2. Certified copies of documents justifying the amendment requested

• Examples: foreign birth certificate, marriage certificate, court ordered adoption or name change, birth certificates of the adopting or legitimating parents, and affidavits. We cannot accept notarized copies and photocopies of these documents.

• To change the sex marker on your Consular Report of Birth Abroad please include all items listed under Requirements and Medical Certification that can be located on the Change of Sex Marker page.  

3.  Either the original FS-240, any replacement FS-240s, and any other birth records issued by the U.S. Department of State, such as Certification of Report of Birth (DS-1350) and Certification of Birth Abroad (FS-545), OR

A notarized affidavit stating the location (i.e. lost, stolen or destroyed) of the original or replacement FS-240, DS-1350, or FS-545 issued by the U.S. Department of State.

4. A copy of requester’s valid photo identification. Examples:

• State-issued driver’s license
• Non-driver photo ID
• Military ID
• Passport
• Veterans Affairs ID
• Prison ID

If you don't have any of these IDs, please see Passport Vital Records IDs.

5. Payment

• Send a $50.00 check or money order. Additional copies are $50.00 each.
• Make payable to "U.S. Department of State"
• The Department is not responsible for cash lost in the mail.

6. Mail to:

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

Processing Times

The processing time for an amended Consular Report of Birth is four to eight weeks. If you do not provide all the items listed above, your request for an amended CRBA may be delayed.

Shipping 

• USPS First Class Mail: Takes one to two weeks. No additional charge. 
• 1-2 Day Delivery Service: Add $16.48 to the $50.00 check or money order. 
• The shipping time is included in the 4-8 weeks processing time.