{"id":1800,"date":"2021-07-01T09:37:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T13:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/?page_id=1800"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:11:16","slug":"how-to-request-an-amendment-to-a-birth-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/how-to-request-an-amendment-to-a-birth-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Request an Amendment to a Birth Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1800\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1800-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1800-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1800-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1800-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>If you need to make an amendment or correction to a birth certificate, we will not know what is necessary until your request is made and we can review the information. An administration fee of $10.00 is charged for any change to a certificate. If you wish to receive a copy of the certificate once amended, the total cost will be $22.00 including the $12.00 certificate fee and the administration fee. Please complete the online form, or use a form below, and mail in the information you have. We will get back with you on what is necessary to fulfill your request.<\/p>\n<p>For information specific to changing the sex designation on a birth certificate, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/what-is-the-procedure-to-update-a-virginia-birth-certificate-after-a-person-has-undergone-gender-transition\/\">Gender Transition<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1800-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-b1dd05e0e478-1800\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(50% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-square\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Nonfillable PDF of the VS43 Form\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2021\/07\/birth-certificate-amendment-request-form_nonfillable.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf1c1;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 75px; color: #d13c3c\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2021\/07\/birth-certificate-amendment-request-form_nonfillable.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNonfillable PDF of the VS43 Form\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(50% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-square\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #ffffff; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"MS Word Document of the VS43 Form\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2021\/07\/birth-certificate-amendment-request-form.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf1c2;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 75px; color: #1e73be\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2021\/07\/birth-certificate-amendment-request-form.docx\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMS Word Document of the VS43 Form\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you need to make an amendment or correction to a birth certificate, we will not know what is necessary until your request is made and we can review the information. 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