Free NJ Birth Certificates Program | NJ Office of Vital Statistics
Provides free birth certificates for individuals and shelter residents in New Jersey. A social worker or the coordinator of the emergency shelter will request the birth certificate on behalf of the individual.
Categories
Physical Address
140 E Front St, Trenton, NJ 08608
Hours
Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Application process
Online, phone, or by mail. The Social Worker or Program Coordinator at the shelter where the individual is residing or the agency/program who is assisting the individual would apply on behalf of the individual. - Completed birth certificate request form from website - Copy of work ID for signor of letter required above
Eligibility
Homeless individuals and shelter residents in New Jersey
Agency info
NJ Office of Vital Statistics
Registers vital events and maintains the following vital records; Birth records starting at 1922, Marriage records starting at 1931, Death records starting at 1931, Domestic partnership records starting at 2004, Civil union records starting at 2007, Adoptions (foreign and domestic), Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth data. Data is stored from the 1900's to the present.