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Add it at checkout
Select the Expedited Return Envelope on the add-ons step. It is a one-time charge added to your order.
Add-OnWorks with every certificate
What is the Expedited Return Envelope?
An optional add-on that includes a pre-paid 2-day return envelope, so the issuing office mails your finished certificate back to you faster.
Add it to any birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificate order.
How it works
What the Expedited Return Envelope does
When you add it at checkout, we include a pre-paid 2-day return envelope with your filing. The issuing office uses it to mail your finished certificate, so the last leg of the trip comes back to you faster and with tracking.
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We include the envelope
We send a pre-paid 2-day return envelope to the issuing office along with your prepared application.
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The state mails it back
Once your certificate is issued, the office places it in the 2-day envelope instead of using standard mail.
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It arrives faster
Your certificate travels back to you by 2-day delivery, with tracking, so you receive it sooner.
Why add it
Your certificate, back in your hands sooner
The state mails your finished certificate to you by standard mail unless you provide a faster option. The Expedited Return Envelope gives the issuing office a pre-paid 2-day envelope, so the return trip is quicker and trackable.
- Pre-paid 2-day envelope: we send it to the issuing office with your filing, ready for your certificate.
- Faster return delivery: your certificate ships back by 2-day delivery instead of standard mail.
- Tracking on the return trip: follow it from the issuing office to your door.
- Ideal for deadlines: a great pairing when you need the document for travel, benefits, or a legal date.
- Works on every certificate: birth, death, marriage, and divorce orders are all eligible.
Return Delivery
2-Day envelope · tracked
Certificate issued by the state
Ready to mail back
Sealed in your return envelope
Expedited 2-DayIn transit to you
Tracking active the whole way
Delivered to your door
Delivery confirmed
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A side-by-side look at how your finished certificate ships back to you.
Feature
Without this add-on
With Expedited Return Envelope
Return shipping from issuing office
Standard mail
Pre-paid 2-day envelope
Estimated return transit
Standard mail times
About 2 business days
Tracking on the return trip
Limited
Included
Delivery confirmation
Not included
Included
Price
Not added
From $20
The return envelope speeds up the mailing of your certificate from the issuing office to you. It does not change the official processing time set by the issuing state or county, which determines when the certificate is ready to mail.
Get started
Choose a certificate to begin
Start any application below. You can add the Expedited Return Envelope at checkout, along with the rest of your order.
Birth Certificate
Order a certified birth certificate and add the Expedited Return Envelope at checkout.
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Marriage Certificate
Order a certified marriage certificate and add the Expedited Return Envelope at checkout.
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Death Certificate
Order a certified death certificate and add the Expedited Return Envelope at checkout.
Order Death
Divorce Certificate
Order a certified divorce certificate and add the Expedited Return Envelope at checkout.
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Expedited Return Envelope FAQ
What exactly does this add-on speed up?
The return trip. We provide the issuing office a pre-paid 2-day envelope, so once your certificate is issued it ships back to you by 2-day delivery instead of standard mail, with tracking.
Does it change how fast the state issues my certificate?
No. The issuing state or county sets the processing time that determines when your certificate is ready. The return envelope only speeds up the mailing back to you once it has been issued.
Can I track the return shipment?
Yes. The 2-day return envelope is trackable, so you can follow your certificate from the issuing office to your door.
How much does it cost?
The Expedited Return Envelope starts at $20 as a one-time add-on. The exact price is shown at checkout based on your certificate type and state.
Which certificates can I add it to?
All of them. Birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificate orders are eligible for the Expedited Return Envelope.
How do I add it to my order?
Choose your certificate, complete the application, and select the Expedited Return Envelope on the add-ons step at checkout. We include the pre-paid envelope with your filing.
Ready when you are
Get your certificate back sooner
Start your application and add the Expedited Return Envelope at checkout, from $20, so your finished certificate ships back to you by tracked 2-day delivery.