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 issued within the last three months 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.
