Vital records office in Maryland
How to obtain certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates from Maryland for immigration filings, USCIS evidence, school enrollment, or any other purpose.
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Birth Event: Birth Cost of copy: $10.00 Address: Division of Vital Records Department of Health 6764-B Reisterstown Road P.O. Box 68760 Baltimore, MD 21215-2306 Remarks: State office has records since August 1898. Records for city of Baltimore are available from January 1875. The cost for the Commemorative Birth Certificate is $50.00. For genealogical studies and older records, you must apply through the Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401, (410) 260-6400. Personal check or money order should be made payable to Division of Vital Records . To verify current fees, the telephone number is (410) 764-3038. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Maryland Vital Statistics Administration website . Death Event: Death Cost of copy: $10.00 for the first copy, $12.00 for each additional copy ordered at the same time . Address: Division of Vital Records Department of Health 6764-B Reisterstown Road P.O. Box 68760 Baltimore, MD 21215-2306 Remarks: State office has records since 1969. For genealogical studies and older records, you must apply through the Maryland State Archives, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401, (410) 260-6400. Personal check or money order should be made payable to Division of Vital Records . To verify current fees, the telephone number is (410) 764-3038. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Maryland Vital Statistics Administration website . Marriage Event: Marriage (State, County) Cost of copy: $12.00 Address: Division of Vital Records Department of Health 6764-B Reisterstown Road P.O. Box 68760 Baltimore, MD 21215-2306 Remarks: Records since January, 1990. Clerk of Circuit Court in county where license was issued or Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City (for licenses issued in City of Baltimore). Divorce Event: Divorce (State, County) Cost of copy: $12.00 Address: Division of Vital Records Department of Health 6764-B Reisterstown Road P.O. Box 68760 Baltimore, MD 21215-2306 Remarks: Records since January, 1992. Certified divorce decrees may be obtained through the Clerk of Circuit Court in the city/county where the divorce was granted. Some items may be verified.
Last Reviewed: September 12, 2017 Source: National Center for Health Statistics
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Maryland vital records office details
- CDC W2W (Where to Write) page: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/maryland.htm
Why immigrants need certified vital records
USCIS, courts, schools, and many other US agencies require certified vital records (not photocopies) for:
- I-130 family petition — birth certificate proves family relationship
- I-485 adjustment of status — birth certificate of applicant and beneficiaries
- N-400 naturalization — marriage certificate if applying under spouse-of-USC 3-year rule
- Apostille — for use of US documents in foreign countries (your home country may require US apostille)
- School enrollment — proof of date of birth
- Real ID applications — proof of identity
Apostille and authentication
If you need to use a Maryland vital record OUTSIDE the United States (e.g., for use at your home country’s consulate), you typically need an apostille from the Maryland Secretary of State’s office. See /procedures/apostille-document/ for the process.
Related procedural information
- Consulate of your country in the US — your home country’s transcription/legalization of US records
- Translate documents for USCIS — certified-translation standard
- Apostille (document legalization) — for use abroad
- USCIS Form I-130 — family petition — uses vital records as evidence
- USCIS Form N-400 — naturalization — vital records for marriage-based 3-year rule
Last verified: 2026-05-27. General procedural information — not legal advice. Fees and processing times change; verify with the Maryland office.
Order vital records in Maryland
Birth, death, and marriage certificates are issued by each state. Use your state's official guide:
- Maryland — how to order birth, death & marriage certificates (official CDC guide)
Birth certificate copy: about $10.00 (verify current fee)
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