Kentucky Application for a Single Status Letter (VS-R21)
Official state formRecord search and verificationForm VS-R21Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Request for a sealed letter from the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics certifying the results of a search of Kentucky marriage and divorce records from June 1958 to the present. Some agencies call it a Certificate of Non-Impediment. It is used when marrying in a foreign country.
Who can use this form
- Current legal residents of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
- People who live in another state are told to apply through their state of residence.
- The applicant signs the application before a notary.
- The search covers only marriages and divorces that occurred in Kentucky.
What to send with it
- The completed application, signed before a notary.
- A $6.00 fee payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer. Mail orders are paid by check or money order in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank.
- A copy of the applicant's valid Kentucky photo ID.
- If divorced: details of the most recent marriage and divorce.
- If widowed: the spouse's death information, plus a certified copy of the death certificate if the death did not occur in Kentucky.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Vital Statistics 275 East Main Street 1E-A Frankfort, KY 40621
- State fee
- $6.00
- Typical processing
- By mail, up to 30 working days from the date payment is posted. In-person orders received after 3:45 p.m. Eastern time may be processed the next business day.
- Form revision
- Rev. 01.28.2026
- Source
- Official government page