Document guide
Estados Unidos
● Detailed sheet- Documents covered
- Birth, marriage and death certificates issued by each state (sometimes county/city; New York has its own body). There is no federal civil registry.
- Who may request
- Birth: generally restricted to the holder, parents, direct family and legal representatives. Death is public in a good part of the states. Third parties: a notarised power of attorney when the state admits it.
- What to include
- Photo ID; kinship; a notarised statement in several states; a notarised power of attorney for third parties.
- Channel
- The state/county/city Vital Records; VitalChek is most states' official intermediary (takes international cards).
- Typical cost
- US$ 15 to 35 per certificate + fees and shipping
- Typical time
- 1 to 6 weeks
- Apostille (issuer)
- The issuing state's Secretary of State; the Department of State (Washington) for federal documents.
- Official website
- www.usa.gov ↗
Notes
Antecedentes do FBI (Identity History Summary): pedido do titular, com coleta de impressões digitais. Estados de maior procura: Flórida, Massachusetts, Nova Jersey, Nova York, Califórnia, Connecticut, Geórgia, Texas, Pensilvânia e Illinois.
Practical guides
- How to get an American certificate without travelling →
- How much a certificate costs in the USA →
- Certified copy or informational: which to order in the USA →
- How to order a certificate at an American vital records office →
- How to collect a document already issued in the USA →
- I need someone to file a document in the USA →
- How to track a request in the USA →
- In-person errand in the USA →
- Shipping documents safely from the USA to Brazil →
Informative content about request procedures. We do not cover citizenship or visa eligibility. Rules and amounts may change; always confirm before acting.