Vital records office in Tennessee
How to obtain certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates from Tennessee for immigration filings, USCIS evidence, school enrollment, or any other purpose.
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Birth Event: Birth Cost of copy: Long form: $15.00 Address: Tennessee Vital Records 1 st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Remarks: The Vital Records Office maintains birth records for 100 years. Birth records more than 100 years old are maintained by Tennessee Library and Archives . If the birth has been amended by adding the father with a Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity (VAOP), a certified copy of the VAOP may be ordered if a $15 long form birth certificate is ordered at the same time. The cost of the certified VAOP is an additional $5.00. Personal check or money order should be made payable to Tennessee Vital Records . To verify current fees, the telephone number is (615) 741-1763. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at the Office of Vital Records website . A photocopy of a valid government issued form of identification which includes the requestor’s signature, usually a driver’s license, must accompany the request.
Event: Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillborn Cost of copy: $15.00 Address: Tennessee Vital Records 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Remarks: State Office has records since “enter date”. Personal check or money order should be made payable to Tennessee Vital Records . To verify current fees, the telephone number is (615) 741-1763. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at the Office of Vital Records website . A photocopy of a valid government issued form of identification which includes the requestor’s signature, usually a driver’s license, must accompany the request. Death Event: Death Cost of copy: $15.00 Address: Tennessee Vital Records 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Remarks: The Vital Records Office maintains death records for 50 years; older records are maintained by Tennessee Library and Archives . Personal check or money order should be made payable to Tennessee Vital Records . To verify current fees, the telephone number is (615) 741-1763. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at the Office of Vital Records website . A photocopy of a valid government issued form of identification which includes the requestor’s signature, usually a driver’s license, must accompany the request. Marriage Event: Marriage (State) Cost of copy: $15.00 Address: Tennessee Vital Records 1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243 Remarks: Vital Records Office keeps marriage records for 50 years. Older records are maintained by Tennessee Library and Archives . Personal check or money order should be made payable to Tennessee Vital Records . To verify current fees, the telephone number is (615) 741-1763. Information on
Tennessee vital records office details
- CDC W2W (Where to Write) page: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/tennessee.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 Tennessee vital record OUTSIDE the United States (e.g., for use at your home country’s consulate), you typically need an apostille from the Tennessee 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 Tennessee office.
Order vital records in Tennessee
Birth, death, and marriage certificates are issued by each state. Use your state's official guide:
- Tennessee — how to order birth, death & marriage certificates (official CDC guide)
Birth certificate copy: about $15.00 (verify current fee)
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