Minnesota Birth Record Amendment Packet
Official state formCorrections and amendmentsFree downloadLast verified November 12, 2026
Instructions and request form for adding or changing information on a Minnesota birth record. It lists accepted supporting documents. Mail it, signed before a notary, to the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Vital Records.
Who can use this form
- The subject of the record, if 18 or older.
- A parent listed on the birth record.
- A legal guardian or legal representative, who must send a certified copy of the U.S. court order naming them.
- Not available through county vital records offices.
What to send with it
- The completed Birth Record Amendment Request, signed in front of a notary public.
- At least one supporting document to add missing information, or at least two to change information, as described in the packet.
- A court order if you change a full name of the subject or a parent, or if you act as guardian or representative.
- Payment, not cash.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Minnesota Department of Health Office of Vital Records Mail: PO Box 64499, St. Paul, MN 55164-0499 Courier/express delivery: 625 Robert St. N, St. Paul, MN 55155 (no vital-records counter service at this location)
- State fee
- $40 amendment processing fee, non-refundable and not including a new certificate. A first amended birth certificate is $26 and each extra copy is $19. Faster processing is $20 and express delivery is $21. As printed on the form.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 07/2025
- Source
- Official government page