Order Your San Antonio, Texas (TX) Birth Certificate Online

How to Obtain a San Antonio, Texas Birth Certificate

Ordering an official copy of a birth certificate in San Antonio, Texas can be easily done online with little to no hassle.

Step by step instructions to order a government-issued copy of a San Antonio, Texas (TX) birth certificate:

1. Fill out the birth certificate application form (available by clicking the button on this page) with the required information, sign it, and get it notarized
2. Mail it to one of the locations stated above with photocopies of a valid form of identification (details below) and the appropriate fees
3. Receive a certified copy of your Texas birth certificate endorsed with the registrar’s signature, and raised embossed, impressed, or multicolored seal. The document will also carry the date the certificate was filed with the Texas registrar’s office

Copies of Birth and Death Certificates may be ordered by mailing your application package to one of the addresses for vital records offices in Texas detailed below.

San Antonio Birth Certificate Required Information and Identification Documents

To get a certified copy of a San Antonio, Texas birth certificate, you will need to complete the online birth certificate application with the following personal details:

• 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 San Antonio, Texas (TX) birth certificate are required to prove their identity.

Proof of identity can be submitted by producing one of the following acceptable identification documents, alongside the San Antonio birth certificate application form:

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

Citizens of San Antonio, Texas (TX) that do not have any of the aforementioned credentials at hand or on file, may have other options available to prove their identity.

Please note that according to Texas Public Information Act Section 552.115 (a)(1), births that occurred in San Antonio —or the rest of Texas— within the past 75 years are considered protected records. This means that only specific individuals can apply for certified copies of a birth certificate.

Who can request a certified copy of a birth certificate in San Antonio, Texas?

During the restricted access period of 75 years past the filing date of a birth record, certified copies of a birth certificate can only be issued to qualified applicants, which include the following individuals:

• The registrant —the person whose birth was recorded on the birth certificate
• Member of the registrant’s immediate family either by blood or marriage —the registrant’s parents, children, spouse, siblings, or grandparents
• The registrant’s guardian
• The registrant’s legal representative or agent

Please note that original documents to prove identity, relationship, representation or legal interest must be produced alongside the application to qualify for a certified birth certificate to be issued in San Antonio, Texas (no photocopies nor photographs are accepted).

Both the San Antonio birth certificate application and notarized proof of identification must be submitted along with a copy of acceptable identification in order for the vital record to be issued in San Antonio, Texas. Applications without a valid form of an identification document and the notarized sworn statement can not be processed.

San Antonio, Texas Birth Certificate Types

When ordering a replacement birth certificate in San Antonio, 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 San Antonio, TX birth certificate

An authorized copy of a San Antonio, Texas birth certificate is a government-issued copy of the original document. It includes any corrections made to the birth record such as a name change.

An authorized copy can also be known as a San Antonio long-form birth certificate or certified copy of a birth certificate.

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

A long-form San Antonio 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 San Antonio, Texas birth certificate on behalf of another person, as long as you are eligible.

Informational copy of a San Antonio, Texas birth certificate

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

Short-form San Antonio birth certificates or informational copies bear the following text printed across the document:

“Informational, not a valid document to establish identity”

Heirloom copy of a San Antonio birth certificate

A San Antonio, 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 meant to be used as a keepsake for framing and display.

San Antonio, Texas 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 San Antonio —or the rest of Texas— can only be issued once during a citizen's lifetime and bear the following message on the document’s face:

"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 San Antonio citizen must visit the vital records bureau in San Antonio or the rest of Texas.

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

San Antonio Birth Verification Letter

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

The information provided in a San Antonio, Texas 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 San Antonio birth certificate. START FORM

San Antonio, Texas Birth Certificate Apostille

Citizens born in San Antonio, TX —or the rest of Texas— who need to use their birth certificate outside the United States territory will have to obtain a San Antonio birth certificate with an apostille to give the document legal validity abroad.

This can be done by following these simple steps:

1. Order a certified copy of the San Antonio, Texas Birth Certificate
2. When applying, state "Apostille" as the reason for your birth certificate order
3. Upon receiving the certified copy of the San Antonio, 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 San Antonio, Texas

When ordering a copy of a birth certificate in San Antonio, Texas, (TX) it is necessary to pay the appropriate issuance fee. The cost of a San Antonio birth certificate entails a filing fee of $22.

The following payment methods are available when mailing your San Antonio birth certificate application:

• Personal check
• Money order
• Cashier check

It is good practice to request multiple copies within the same San Antonio birth certificate application form.

Extra copies can be kept on file ready for future use. Additional copies of the same San Antonio birth certificate ordered within a single application form carry a cost of $22.

Military personnel with a current deployment order are granted exemption from fees for birth certificate applications in San Antonio, or elsewhere within the state of Texas.

San Antonio, Texas Birth Certificate Processing Times

San Antonio birth certificate applications will be processed once the request is submitted alongside the entirety of the documents required, as detailed above.

Birth certificate orders placed in San Antonio, Texas are usually filled within 6 to 8 weeks.

Citizens in urgent need of a certified copy of a birth certificate in San Antonio may print out their completed birth certificate application package, sign and present it in person with the required documents and fee using the walk-in services during opening hours.

Although obtaining a San Antonio, Texas birth certificate in person usually requires waiting in line for hours at the bureau of vital statistics, this may result in same-day delivery when the document is found on record at the same office —make sure you are presenting your request at the office where the birth record was filed.