Certified Birth Certificate for Immigration, Name Change or Estate Matters
Filing for citizenship or a green card, pursuing dual citizenship, changing your legal name, researching family history, or handling a probate or inheritance claim? These typically start with a certified birth certificate.
Start My RequestWhy these filings depend on this document
USCIS filings, dual-citizenship applications through another country's consulate, court-ordered legal name changes, and probate or inheritance proceedings all rely on a certified birth certificate to establish identity, parentage or lineage. Because these are legal and often court-supervised processes, agencies and courts generally will not accept anything less than a certified copy — and delays here can push back an entire case.
What's typically required
- A certified copy with full legal name, date of birth and parents' names
- For name-change or estate filings, a certificate showing your name as it was originally recorded at birth
- For immigration or dual-citizenship filings, check the receiving agency's or consulate's specific certification and translation requirements
- Court and consulate filings often require a certificate issued within a specific timeframe — confirm before you file
How California Birth Certificates helps
We help you request the certified copy these filings depend on, prepared correctly the first time.
Other reasons people request a certified birth certificate
Important Information
- This website is operated by California Birth Certificates, a private company, and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or operated by the State of California or any federal, state, county, or local government agency.
- Our service provides online assistance and processing support for eligible requests. Government agencies may provide similar services directly.
- Any government-issued certificate is issued by the applicable government authority, not by our company.
- Any service fee charged by California Birth Certificates is separate from applicable government fees.
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