Order Your Bexar County, Texas (TX) Birth Certificate Online

How to Obtain a Bexar County Birth Certificate

Getting a government-issued birth certificate in Bexar County, Texas is a straightforward process that can be completed with little to no hassle.

To order an authorized copy of a Bexar County (TX) birth certificate, just fill out the birth certificate application (available by clicking the button on this page) with the required information, get it notarized, and mail it to the Bexar County, Texas vital records office.

Copies of Birth and Death Certificates may be ordered from the Bexar County Clerk by mailing your application package to the following address:

Bexar County Clerk, Attn: Vital Statistics Dept.
100 Dolorosa, Suite 104
San Antonio, Texas 78205

To get a certified copy of a Bexar County, Texas birth certificate, you will need to complete the online birth certificate application with the following personal data:

• Gender
• Date of birth
• Why do you need the certificate
• Full name (as it would appear on the certificate)
• Mother’s name or parent’s name prior to first marriage
• Father’s name or parent’s name prior to first marriage

Citizens applying for a certified copy of a Bexar County birth certificate need to prove their identity.

This can be done by providing one of the following acceptable identification documents, alongside your birth certificate application form:

• US passport
• US citizen ID card
• US Driver's license
• Federal or state ID card

Once your Bexar County birth certificate application package is completed you will need to mail it to the Bexar Vital Statistics Department-

This is the office that handles all Bexar County, Texas birth certificate requests that are sent via mail.

You also have the option to print out your Bexar County birth certificate application package and submit it in person at the County Clerk’s Office – Vital Records Division located at 719 S Santa Rosa.

Please note that births within the past 75 years are considered protected records in Bexar County, Texas. This means that only a specific number of individuals can apply for them.

Who can request a certified copy of a birth certificate in Bexar County, Texas?

Bexar County, Texas residents can order:

• Their own birth records
• The birth records of immediate family members. That is the certificate bearer’s guardian or children, spouse, parents, siblings, or grandparents

Non-Texas residents who want to obtain a Bexar County birth certificate can only order:

• Their own records
• The records of their children if they are listed as a parent on the record

Bexar County Birth Certificate Types

When ordering a replacement birth certificate in Bexar County, Texas, it is important to understand the different types of birth certificates available in order to make sure you obtain the correct document to fulfill your needs.

Authorized copy of a Bexar County, TX birth certificate

An authorized copy of a Bexar County birth certificate is a government-issued copy of the original document. It includes any corrections made to the birth record. It is also known as a long-form birth certificate or certified copy of a Bexar County birth certificate.

If you need your birth certificate to sign up at university, get a driver’s license, apply for a US passport, get married, or for other legal purposes, then you need to order an authorized copy of your birth certificate. An informational copy will not be accepted to prove your identity.

A long-form Bexar County birth certificate will carry the registrar’s raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, as well as the registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar’s office. You may order a certified copy of a Bexar County birth certificate on behalf of another person, as long as you are eligible.

Informational copy of a Bexar County birth certificate

An informational copy of a Bexar County birth certificate is also known as a short-form birth certificate. It is an abstract of the birth record. It only shows the individual's name, date of birth, place of birth, sex, and name of parent(s).

Short-form Bexar County birth certificates or informational copies bear the following message imprinted across the face of the copy:

“Informational, not a valid document to establish identity”

Heirloom copy of a Bexar County birth certificate

A Bexar County, Texas Heirloom birth certificate is another type of abstract or short-form birth certificate that bears no legal validity. Bexar County heirloom birth certificates are mainly used as a keepsake for framing and display.

Bexar County Birth Certificate for Election Identification

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) waives the fees to obtain a certified copy of a birth record that will be used to specifically request an Election Identification Certificate (EIC) issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Birth certificates for election identification in Bexar County can only be issued once during a citizen's lifetime and bear the message:

"For Election Identification Purposes Only."

The fee waiver is exclusively available for issuance of an EIC certified birth record. To qualify for the fee waiver, the Bexar County citizen must visit the Bexar County Clerk, or another county clerk’s office in Texas, the Vital Statistics Unit (VSU), or a local registrar in the State of Texas.

This type of birth certificate cannot be requested on behalf of another citizen.

Birth Verification Letter

If you need to search for records to verify a birth that occurred in Bexar County, Texas from 1903, you may apply for a Bexar County birth verification letter. This document will state whether a record of birth for the citizen is on file.

The information provided in a Bexar County Birth Verification Letter includes the certificate bearer’s name, date of birth, and county where the birth occurred.

Please bear in mind that birth verification letters are not considered legal substitutes for certified copies of a Bexar County birth certificate. START FORM

Bexar County, Texas Birth Certificate Apostille

Citizens born in Bexar County, TX who need to present their birth certificate outside the United States will have to make sure their document bears an apostille to provide it with legal validity abroad.

This can be done by following these simple steps:

1. Order a certified copy of the Bexar County, Texas Birth Certificate
2. When applying, state "Apostille" as the reason for your birth certificate order
3. Upon receiving the certified copy of the Bexar County, TX birth certificate, mail the complete document to the Texas Secretary of State's office with the required apostille fee for authentication. Please note that certified copies submitted must have been issued within the past 5 years

Texas Authentications Unit street address:

Secretary of State
Authentications Unit
1019 Brazos
Austin, TX 78701

Walk-In Service: Room 106

Texas Authentications unit PO BOX:

Secretary of State
Authentications Unit
PO Box 13550
Austin, TX 78711-3550

Birth Certificate Cost in Bexar County, Texas

When ordering a copy of a birth certificate in Bexar County, Texas, (TX) it is necessary to pay the appropriate issuance fee.

The following payment methods are available when mailing your Bexar County birth certificate application:

• Personal check
• Money order
• Cashier check

The filing fee of each copy of a birth certificate in Bexar County, Texas is of $22.

It is advisable to order several copies using the same birth certificate application form. Additional copies can be kept on file ready for future use. Extra copies of the same Bexar County birth certificate ordered within a single form carry a cost of $22.

Military personnel with a current deployment order are granted exemption from fees for birth certificate applications in the state of Texas.

Bexar County, Texas Birth Certificate Processing Times

Your order will be processed after you complete the Bexar County, TX birth certificate application and mail it with the appropriate payment and photocopies of the acceptable photo ID.

Birth certificate orders in Bexar County, Texas are generally filled within 20 to 25 business days.

Bexar County citizens in urgent need of a certified copy of a birth certificate may print out their completed application package, sign and take it with the required documents and fee then walk in the Bexar County Clerk’s office during opening hours.

Although this usually requires waiting in line for hours, it may result in same-day delivery if the document is found on record at the same office.