How to request a Birth, Marriage and/or Death Record

Submit an Application in person or by mail:

1. Print out and complete an Application for Vital Record. You must use this form or your application will not     be processed. This form can also be obtained at the Registrar of Vital Statistics office.
2. You must provide exact information that answers all the questions and identifies the information as     recorded on the vital record.
3. You must provide proof of your relationship to the person named on the record; you must also provide one     of the following valid acceptable forms of identification:

• Vehicle registration
• Insurance card
• Voter registration
• Passport
• Green card
• County ID
• School ID
• Utility bill(within the previous 90 days)
• Bank Statement (within previous 90 days)
• Tax Return for current or previous year
• Women must provide marriage certificate, if married
  

4. Please pay by cash or money order made payable to City of Vineland to pay the required fees whether    applying in person or by mail. To mail in your application through the U.S. Mail, please send it to:

City of Vineland
Department of Health
640 E. Wood Street
P.O. Box 1508
Vineland, NJ 08360

A Local Registrar may issue a certified copy of a vital record only to persons who establish themselves as the subject of the vital record, the subject’s parent, legal guardian or legal representative, spouse, child, grandchild or sibling if of legal age, to a State or Federal agency for official purposes or pursuant to a court order. A person who does not qualify will receive a “certification.” This is a document that may be used for information purposes, but not for identification or legal purposes.

Processing Times:
Please allow 2-3 days from the time your application is received by the City of Vineland. If you have not received your documents after 4 days, please call (856) 794-4131 to request the status of your request.

How to request a correction of a vital record

The Local Registrar may process correction requests for vital record events that occurred within their municipality. In some cases, these corrections must be authorized by the State Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration before issuing corrected certified copies of the record. For more information please contact our office at (856) 794-4131 for more detailed information.

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For more information on corrections to vital records you may visit the
State of New Jersey - Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration Website Revision

Instructions to apply for a Marriage License

1. The application must be applied for in the municipality where the female resides. If the female applicant     resides out of state, the application must be applied for in the municipality where the male applicant resides.     If both applicants are out of state residents, then the license is applied for in the municipality where the     applicants will be getting married. Once the application is issued, you can get married any where in the State     of New Jersey. The license, once issued, is valid for 30 days.

2. There is a three (3) day waiting period from the time the license is applied for prior to issuing same.

3. Photo identification with a current address along with a $28.00 CASH FEE will be required at the time of the     application.

4. A witness over the age of 18 must be present, along with BOTH applicants at the time of the application.

5. If either applicant was previously married, they must provide proof that they are able to be married again.

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Contact Us

Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Applications are taken until 4:30 p.m.

The Registrar of Vital Statistics is located at:
Vineland City Hall
640 E. Wood Street, 4th Floor
Vineland, NJ 08360

Phone: 856-794-4131
Fax: 856-794-1159

Online Vital Record Ordering

The City of Vineland does not accept credit cards for online orders; however, for your convenience, you can process online requests through an independent company that we have partnered with to provide you this service; VitalChek Network, Inc.  VitalChek can be reached through its website, www.vitalchek.com.   An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for using this service, and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or Visa®.

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