Illinois Birth Certificate Fees & Processing Time

Find all the official fees related to the birth certificate in Illinois. Use our Smart Vital Records Fees Lookup tool below If you require further information about fees in other states or for other certificates.

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Illinois birth certificate

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 Order

State fees

$15

Processing time

12 - 15 weeks*
Starting from $44

State fees might not be included.

Illinois birth certificate

Rush Order

State fees

Not available

Processing time

-

Illinois birth certificate

Additional copy

State fees

$2

Illinois apostille certificate

Apostille

State 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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