Illinois Birth Certificate Fees & Processing Time
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Illinois Birth Certificate
The state of Illinois charges $15 to process a birth certificate application and provide your first copy. Any additional copy will cost $2. The standard processing time of a birth certificate in Illinois is 12-15 weeks. In-person applications have the option of paying the fee in cash or by credit/debit card. Mail-in applications must be paid by check or money order addressed to “ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH”. You can find more information about the different health department fees on the Illinois health department website.
For information about the application process and requirements to submit a request, please check our Illinois state page.
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Illinois birth certificate
Standard OrderState fees
$15Processing time
12 - 15 weeks*State fees might not be included.
Illinois birth certificate
Rush OrderState fees
Not availableProcessing time
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Additional copyState fees
$2Illinois apostille certificate
ApostilleState fees
Not available* Processing time may vary depending of the load and availability of the processing agency. The time displayed was gather from official website and from our own processing estimation of our past previous orders.
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