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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.
We issue copies of CRDAs filed in 1975 or after. Learn the steps to get a copy of this record.
We issued Certificates of Witness to Marriage Abroad filed before November 1989. Learn the steps to get a copy of this document.
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.
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.