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Order a Dallas County, Texas (TX) Birth Certificate online. Complete a simple form to get a certified copy of a Dallas birth certificate and avoid long lines at the Dallas vital records office.
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Citizens born in the city of Dallas or the rest of Dallas County are issued a Texas birth certificate as soon as their birth is officially registered.
This essential legal document is a requirement when a Dallas citizen wishes to:
If your Dallas, Texas birth certificate got lost, stolen, or was misplaced or destroyed, you will need to ask for a Dallas birth certificate replacement.
Obtaining a legally-valid copy of a Dallas County, TX vital record no longer requires waiting in line for long hours at a vital statistics office.
Applying for a Dallas, Texas birth certificate online is easy and straightforward. Follow our personalized instructions and fill out the simple application form in just a few minutes.
Once your Dallas birth certificate request has been processed by the bureau of vital statistics, you will receive an official copy of your Dallas County, Texas document at home.
As of May 3rd, 2023, U.S. citizens and residents must have a REAL ID-compliant driving license or ID card to enter federal facilities and board commercial aircraft. Requirements to obtain a REAL ID may include proof of identity, such as a certified copy of the birth certificate.
Getting a government-issued birth certificate in the city of Dallas, Texas is astraightforward process that can be completed with little to no hassle. In fact, the entire Dallas birth certificate application can be completed without having to visit a vital records office.
To order an authorized copy of a Dallas County (TX) birth certificate for yourself or on behalf of a third person:
Copies of birth certificates may be ordered by posting your application package to the following address:
Department of State Health Services,
1100 W. 49th Street,
Austin, TX 78756
Alternatively, you may also send your Dallas birth certificate application package to the Dallas Vital Statistics Office:
Dallas Bureau of Vital Statistics
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library,
1515 Young Street,
Dallas, TX 75201
Posting the application to the Dallas office would get the order filled at the county level rather than the state level, and involves a slight difference in search fees. Please verify that you are submitting the exact fees for your Dallas birth certificate copy to be issued.
Dallas-born citizens who prefer to submit their application in person may do so at the county address, although this entails waiting in line —sometimes for hours on end— and arriving early enough during office hours. To submit a birth certificate application in person, print the Dallas County birth certificate application package, and *submit it during walk-in hours *with the required documents and fee.
Attorneys and legal representatives applying for a certified copy of a Dallas birth certificate on behalf of a client will have to submit the following documentation alongside the birth certificate application package:
Third-party applicants requesting another citizen’s Dallas birth certificate should present the following required documentation alongside the birth certificate application package:
To get a certified copy of a Dallas, Texas birth certificate, you will need to complete the online birth certificate application with the following personal information:
Once the form to apply for a certified copy of a Dallas birth certificate is completed, the applicant will have to photocopy a valid form of identification to submit with their request.
Since all Texas births recorded less than 75 years ago are private records, citizens applying for a certified copy of a Dallas 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:
Dallas birth certificate applicants unable to provide one of the documents listed above may present 2 of the following credentials as proof of identity:
More options of acceptable identification documents
Citizens of Texas unable to produce the above documents may have other options available to prove their identity.
Citizens born in the city of Dallas or the rest of Dallas County, Texas (TX) that do not have any of the aforementioned credentials to present, may have other options available to prove their identity.
In Dallas County, as well as the rest of the State of Texas, all births recorded within the past 75 years are considered protected records. Therefore, only specific individuals are eligible to apply for a Dallas birth certificate.
An official copy of a Dallas birth certificate can be ordered by:
When ordering a Dallas birth certificate replacement, 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.
There are 2 types of birth certificates issued in Dallas:
A full-Size Dallas birth certificate is an authorized government-issued copy of the original document.
A long-form Dallas birth certificate includes any corrections made to the birth record. It is also known as a certified copy of a Dallas, Texas birth certificate.
Order this type of Dallas birth certificate for any of the following purposes:
Please note that an informational or abstract copy will _not _be accepted to prove your identity.
A long-form Dallas County birth certificate can be visually distinguished from an abstract copy of a Dallas birth certificate because the full copy carries:
An informational copy of a Dallas birth certificate is also known as a short-form birth certificate or state certificate.
A state certificate is an abstract of the Dallas birth certificate kept on record at the vital statistics office.
Please note that short-form Dallas 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 Dallas County birth certificate
A Texas Heirloom birth certificate is another type of abstract or short-form birth certificate that bears no legal validity. Dallas heirloom birth certificates are mainly used as a keepsake for framing and display.
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).
Please bear in mind that birth certificates for election identification in Dallas 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 Dallas citizen must visit the Dallas City Clerk, Dallas County Clerk, the Texas 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.
Citizens born in Dallas County, TX who need to present their birth certificate outside the United States’ territory need to make sure their document bears an apostille to grant it legal validity abroad.
This can be done by following these simple steps:
Texas Authentications Unit street address:
Secretary of State
Authentications Unit
1019 Brazos
Austin, TX 78701Walk-In Service: Room 106
Texas Authentications unit PO BOX:
Secretary of State
Authentications Unit
PO Box 13550
Austin, TX 78711-3550
When ordering a copy of a birth certificate in Dallas County, Texas, (TX) it is necessary to pay the appropriate issuance fee.
The following payment methods are available when mailing your Dallas County birth certificate application:
The filing fee of each copy of a birth certificate in Dallas, Texas depends on the office at which you submit your request.
Dallas birth certificate applications processed at the state level carry a fee of $22.
Applicants who submit their Dallas birth certificate copy application at the county level incur a fee of $23.
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 Dallas County birth certificate ordered within a single form carry the same cost as the initial copy.
Military personnel with a current deployment order are granted exemption from fees for birth certificate applications in the entire state of Texas, including Dallas.
Your order will be processed after you complete the Dallas, TX birth certificate application and mail it with the appropriate payment and documents to one of the addresses detailed above.
Birth certificate orders in Dallas, Texas are generally filled within 2 to 4 weeks.
Dallas 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 submit it in person at the Dallas City or County Clerk’s office during opening hours. Make sure to provide the correct payment since fees may differ.
Although this usually requires waiting in line for hours, it may result in same-day delivery if the birth recorded occurred from 1983 to the present.
Read more: Fastest way to get a birth certificate in Texas.
The following is a complete list of Vital Records and Health offices that can provide Birth Certificate copies in Texas.
Arlington Vital Records Bureau
101 W. Abram, 1st Floor
Arlington, TX 76010
7201 Levander Loop, Building C
Austin, TX 78702
College Station City
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, TX 77840
2300 Bloomdale Rd. Ste 2106 #140C
McKinney, TX 75071
Corpus Christi Department Of Vital Statistics
Main Health District Building
1702 Horne Road, Room 21
TX 78416
Dallas County Birth Certificate
1515 Young St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Denton County Clerk
1450 E. Mckinney Street, Suite 1103
Denton, TX 76209
Edinburg City Office
415 West University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78541
500 E. San Antonio, Ste 105
El Paso, TX 79901-2496,
Galveston County Health District
9850-A Emmett F. Lowry Expy. Suite A-102
Texas City, TX 77591
8000 North Stadium Drive
Houston, Texas 77054
Laredo City Vital Statistics
2600 Cedar Ave
Laredo, TX 78040
Northeast Texas Public Health District
815 N. Broadway Avenue
Tyler, TX 75702
Palo Pinto County Birth Certificates
P.O. Box 219
Palo Pinto, TX 76484
San Antonio Office Of The City Clerk
719 South Santa Rosa
San Antonio, TX 78204
100 E. Weatherford Street.
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Texarkana City
220 Texas Blvd
Texarkana, TX 75504,
Bexar County Birt Certificates
Bexar County Vital Statistics Dept.
100 Dolorosa, Suite #104
San Antonio, Texas 78205
100 E. Weatherford Street.
Fort Worth, TX 76196
Harris County Birth Certificates
Civil Courthouse
201 Caroline, Suite 330
Houston, TX 77002
Department of State Health Services,
1100 W. 49th Street,
Austin, TX 78756
Travis County Birth Certificates
7201 Levander Loop, Building C
Austin, TX 78702
Webb County District Clerk’s Office
1110 Victoria St 203
Laredo, TX 78040
To get a copy of a birth certificate from the Dallas vital statistics office:
The form can be submitted by mail to avoid waiting in line at the vital records office or in-person, where available.
To request a certified copy of a Dallas County birth certificate you must be either the certificate holder, an immediate family member or legal representative and fill the form with the following details:
Each copy of a government-issued Dallas County, Texas birth certificate carries a fee that varies depending on whether the document is issued at the state or county office.
Dallas birth certificate orders filled at the state level carry a fee of $22, whereas those filled at the Dallas county offices entail a cost of $23.
It is advisable to order more than one copy of a Dallas County birth certificate within the same form to keep on file for future use or for your records. Additional copies of a birth certificate requested within the same order form carry the same cost as the first copy.
To correct the name on a birth certificate in Dallas County, Texas:
Texas Dept of State Health Services Address for Dallas County birth certificate amendments:
1100 W 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
512-458-7111 or 888-963-7111