Welcome to the City of Houston's Birth and Death Certificate online ordering system. Requests will be processed between Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Fridays, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Please note the following:

      • 'Full size' Birth Certificates are available only for births that occur within Houston city limits and some limited surrounding areas. 
      • Long Form Birth Certificates are NOT available for the following hospitals: St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital, HCA Southeast, Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital, Memorial Hermann-Sugarland, Memorial Hermann - Pasadena
      • If the birth occurred outside of the City's registration district but within the State of Texas, a Birth Fact will be issued instead; this is a certified legal document typically acceptable for the same purposes as a Birth Certificate, except in the case of Passport applications.
      • Death Records are available only for those deaths that occur within Houston city limits and some limited surrounding areas.
      • Valid ID MUST be attached to your application at the time of the request and you must be a qualified applicant (immediate family). If ID is not attached at the time of the request or does not meet the requirements of the State of Texas, or you are not a qualified applicant, your order will be denied.  ID and qualified applicant requirements can be found here.

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The Following Vital Records May Be Requested Online:
Certified Birth Certificate or Birth Fact $23.00 ea
Certified Death Certificate $21.00

 **There is a $6.00 Service Fee Non-refundable** 

 

Delivery Options

STANDARD USPS SHIPPING

The current processing time for orders is 2 weeks. Processing times do not include shipping days.

$3.00 ea

SAME-DAY PROCESSING

Expedited service, available for pick-up without waiting in person.

Same-Day Processing is available if the complete order is placed by 2:00 pm (CST) Monday-Thursday or 12:00 pm (CST) Friday; these orders are typically ready for pick up 2 hours after a complete application is submitted. 

Any order placed after those times will be available for pick up after 10:00 am (CST) the next business day.

You will receive multiple emails: the first email confirms the order was received; the final email indicates the order is ready for pick up. 

Your order will not be ready for pick up until the final email is received.

You may check the progress by using the Online Order Tracker (City of Houston Health Department Online Birth Certificate Requests (permitium.com)

 

Houston Health Department
8000 N. Stadium Dr., 1st Floor
Houston, TX 77054

Pick Up Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm, Friday 8:00am-2:00pm

Note: Orders not picked up within 30 days of the order being completed will be mailed once the address is verified.

If there is no response after unsuccesful attempts to verify the address through email and/or phone call, the certificate will be mailed to the address listed in the application.

 

$15.00 ea 

 

 


For More Information, Contact:

Houston Health Department
8000 N Stadium Drive., 1st Floor
Houston, TX 77054

 HHD call center: 832-393-4220

Houston Health Department Website (CLICK HERE)

 

For Technical Support, Contact:

Permitium Software
Email: help@permitium.com

 

For a list of Valid IDs click HERE