Vital Records Service Choices

Vital Records

Public Health

What would you like to do?

United States Postal Service, (i.e. Priority, Express, etc.)

Express Services like
FedEx or UPS.

Mail requests to:
Vital Records
P.O. Box 95065
Lincoln, NE
68509-5065

$17.00 for each birth certificate

$16.00 for each death, marriage or divorce certificate

We will return certificates to you in your prepaid envelope.

If no prepaid envelope is provided, we will return it by regular mail.

1 to 2 days in-office processing.

All genealogy requests for historical records take up to 12 weeks in-office processing.

Service Options/Choices	Required Fees	Estimated In-Office Processing Time
WALK-IN Apply in the Vital Records office for a certified copy of a record meeting proper purpose.	$17.00 for each birth certificate $16.00 for each death, marriage or divorce certificate	Minimum 30 minutes All genealogy requests for historical records take up to 12 weeks in-office processing, and are *not available* for same day service.
VIEW ONLY TAKE NOTES, because the document must stay in the office and CANNOT be photographed.	$17.00 for each birth certificate $16.00 for each death, marriage or divorce certificate	Minimum 30 minutes
REGULAR MAIL Vital Records P.O. Box 95065 Lincoln, NE 68509-5065	$17.00 for each birth certificate $16.00 for each death, marriage or divorce certificate	Minimum 15 days in-office processing. If you need a certificate as soon as possible, please consider using Expedited Services. All genealogy requests for historical records take up to 12 weeks in-office processing
ONLINE APPLICATIONS	$17.00 for each birth certificate	Minimum 7 days in-office processing. All genealogy requests for historical records take up to 12 weeks in-office processing

Visiting the Vital Records Office
Nebraska State Office Building
301 Centennial Mall South, (First Floor)
Lincoln, NE 68509
Showing a current government-issued photo ID (such as a driver's license)
Meeting the proper purpose regulations
Paying the non-refundable search fee(s) for the record(s) requested
Correctly identifying the record(s)

Genealogy applications
Making changes or corrections/additions to records.
An adopted person who was born in Nebraska can contact our office to learn how to get original birth information, per Nebraska State Statutes.
Notice of Intent to Claim Paternity Registry

Nebraska Vital Records

Phone Number

(402) 471-2871

Email Address

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 95065, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5065