Nebraska Birth Certificate Amendment Application (HHS-81)
Official state formCorrections and amendmentsForm HHS-81Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Application to correct or add items on a filed Nebraska birth certificate, including adding the father. Mail it to the Nebraska Vital Records office.
Who can use this form
- One of the parents
- The registrant, if of legal age
- The person responsible for filing the certificate
What to send with it
- Application signed in front of a notary
- Documentary evidence: 1 item if within the first year, 2 or more after one year (originals or certified copies; no affidavits of personal recollection)
- Photocopy of the applicant's current photo ID
- Fee and a self-addressed business-size envelope
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Vital Records Office P.O. Box 95065 Lincoln, NE 68509-5065
- State fee
- $16.00 to correct the record; $17.00 per certified copy of the amended record
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 4/16 (page 1); 6/14 (instructions page)
- Source
- Official government page