North Carolina Request to Amend a Birth Record
Official state formCorrections and amendmentsFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
A first-step request asking N.C. Vital Records to review a change to a North Carolina birth certificate and reply in writing with instructions. It does not change the record by itself. It is mailed to N.C. Vital Records in Raleigh.
Who can use this form
- The person asking for the change, who states their relationship on the form.
- The requester must include a copy of their own ID.
- If the requester cannot meet the ID rules, a family member or other entitled person who can meet them may make the request.
What to send with it
- The completed and signed form with the BIRTH box checked. This form does not need to be notarized.
- A legible photocopy of one photo ID from the list on page 2, or two different alternate IDs.
- A certified check or money order payable to N.C. Vital Records for the $24 search fee. Personal checks are not accepted.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- N.C. Vital Records 1903 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1900
- State fee
- $24 non-refundable search fee, printed on the form. The form also offers an optional $15 non-refundable expedite fee for mail requests; the office's Order a Certificate page says expedited service is only available in person for regular certificate requests, not amendments or corrections.
- Typical processing
- The form says expedited mail requests are processed within 15 business days of receipt, plus mailing time. The office's website says additional processing times apply. No time is stated for regular requests.
- Form revision
- 08/2019
- Source
- Official government page