Birth Certificate New York City

New York City has The Hardest Birth Certificate to Obtain

It would probably be easier to take bars of gold out of Fort Knox. For me, representing you as a New York Mobile Notary Public to quickly obtain your New York Birth Certificate requires your exacting attention to detail. First, and this must be very clearly understood: Only the “short form” that does Not qualify for an Apostille is delivered “over the counter”. The “long form” – the one with the Letter of Exemplification is Only sent by mail. I will relate the difficulty by retelling events that occurred today. The lady needed her NYC birth certificate in a hurry, or she would forfeit a prepaid vacation cruise.

I ask my clients to very carefully prepare a shipment to me with the necessary: signed application form, notarized permission form, signed copy of ID, and shipping information including phone number; required for the airbill. I always caution clients that all signatures must match exactly, repeat exactly, the signature that appears on the copy of ID. However, my client did not sign correctly on the notarized authorization and the application was refused. But only partially! I also ask for 2 “official documents” showing the client’s address. What qualifies are phone bills, electric bills, bank statements, etc. One of her document was over 60 days old and it was also rejected! It took a while – but she managed to FAX to the Bureau of Vital Records a new and more current document. Finally her Birth Certificate was printed and put in the pre-addressed FedEx envelope – but it would not be handed to me, they said they would ship it th at day.

Ken Edelstein has processed many requests for NYC Birth Certificates. But, none was from a more frantic and tearful client. She was literally sobbing at the initial rejection; and it took my Psychology background to calm her down, and get the project back on track. The Birth Certificate office is a very busy place – at all hours. Waits in line to get to the window are literally measured in hours. There is no shortcut if you need same day service. A practical alternative is the on-line service called Vital Check; but results don’t arrive for a few weeks. Note that Vital Check is the best alternative if Apostille processing is necessary. If you need the Letter of Exemplification, be sure to select “Apostille” when asked for the “use” or “purpose” of your request.

As your agent with your notarized letter of authorization, I face an extra processing delay. With the assumption that your signature on that document Exactly matches your signature on the copy of the ID you submitted; they do some additional checking. They then contact the licensing authority for the notary on your letter of authorization to verify that the signature and commission of the notary you used are valid! More delay, and much more time in a chaotic and noisy office with many people upset at the long wait; and some Really upset at having their application rejected. So, be forewarned – each and every item I mention for you to prepare is vital to the acceptance of the request I submit on your behalf. I try to “get it in hand” so I can ship it myself, but if all the paperwork is not perfect, especially your signature on the notarized form matching Exactly the signature on the copy of your photo ID – often the only option is to d epend on them to ship; and hope that they get it out the same day.