Michigan Apostilled or Authenticated Death Record Application (DCH-0569-DX-AUTH)
Official state formOther copy requestsForm DCH-0569-DX-AUTHFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Application for an apostilled or authenticated copy of a Michigan death record for use outside the U.S. It is mailed with payment to the MDHHS Vital Records office in Lansing.
Who can use this form
- Death records are not restricted in Michigan. Anyone can request a search with a completed, signed application and the fee.
- The applicant must sign by hand in ink.
What to send with it
- The completed application, signed by hand in ink.
- The name of the deceased and the year of death. Both are required for the search.
- Your choice of short form (no medical information) or long form (with medical information).
- The country where the document will be used. The apostille or authentication is only for use outside the U.S.
- A check or money order made out to the "State of Michigan".
- For rush service, add the rush fee and address the envelope to "Vital Records RUSH" at the same P.O. box.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Vital Records Requests P.O. Box 30721 Lansing MI 48909
- State fee
- $42 base fee (includes a one-year search and one copy or a no-find letter); $12 per additional year searched; $26 per additional apostilled copy; $25 extra for rush processing.
- Typical processing
- Regular: about 4 to 6 weeks at MDHHS plus 1 to 2 weeks at the Secretary of State's Office of the Great Seal, then regular mail. Rush: about 2 to 3 weeks at MDHHS plus 1 to 2 weeks at the Office of the Great Seal.
- Form revision
- Rev. 02/2025
- Source
- Official government page