Applying for Death Certificates by Mail
NOTE: Your application will NOT be processed without a copy of your valid photo identification including signature.
To apply for a death certificate by mail, send an application (PDF) along with the following information to the address indicated below.
- Check or money order for $15 made payable to the NYC
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- Copy of your valid photo identification including signature
- Self-addressed, stamped envelope
If you are unable to download an application (PDF), call 311 (or 212-639-9675 outside New York City) to order one.
Please mail your application along with the check or money order, a copy of your valid photo identification with signature, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Office of Vital Records
125 Worth Street, CN 4, Room 133
New York, NY 10013
Allow up to three weeks to receive your certificate from
the date you send your request. Any information missing from the application
will delay the processing of the certificate. If you are submitting an
application for an updated copy of a death certificate that includes the Medical
Examiner's cause of death, please remember to send the original death
certificate for exchange. Additional information about updating cause of death
can be found here.
