**Vital statistics, including requests for Certified Copies of Birth, Death, Marriage, Civil Union and Domestic Partnership certificates, are handled BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, or via paper application through US Mail. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated. Please call 201-445-7217 to schedule an appointment. Note, we accept cash or check only.
Do you prefer to order and pay online instead? Customers can order New Jersey vital records directly through VitalChek. 
Visit and order your New Jersey vital record at VitalChek.com, or call them directly at 877-622-7549
Please Note: there are specific requirements for obtaining certified copies of vital records through our office. Please read through everything below to help understand the process. Per the New Jersey State Registrar, information regarding any vital record cannot be provided over the phone or via email. We are NOT permitted to verify the existence of a document or what may be contained in it. In addition, vital records cannot be obtained with an Open Public Records Act request (OPRA). They are confidential records.
Do you have general questions about Vital Records? Visit the New Jersey Department of Health Frequently Asked Questions page.
Are you getting married and looking to apply for a Marriage License? Click HERE.
Non-Genealogical Records (current events) are:
- Births occurring within the last 80 years
- Marriages occurring within the last 50 years
- Deaths occurring within the last 40 years
- All domestic partnerships and civil unions.
Northwest Bergen Regional Health Commission processes Certified Copies for events which took place in the following New Jersey towns:
- Allendale
- Emerson
- Midland Park
- Waldwick
- Saddle River
If the event for which you are seeking a Certified Copy took place in a New Jersey town other than the above-listed towns, please visit VitalChek or find your Local Registrar here.
For all requests through our office, the following must be mailed or brought in person with your application BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. Please call 201-445-7217 to schedule. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated:
- A completed application
- All required copies of identification for proof of identity of yourself (Acceptable Forms of ID)
- The correct fees (check or money order only, payable to NWBRHC)
- Copies of documents proving your relationship to the person named on the record (Click Here for More Information on Proof of Relationship). If the record is not yours, you must show lineage/connection to the record, and the documentation provided must also be Certified.
- Please note that you must be able to fully identify the record by providing all of the information listed on the application form, including, but not limited to, the exact name, exact date, and exact place of the event, etc.
- If you are requesting a copy of your birth certificate and you have assumed your spouse’s/civil union partner’s surname, you must provide a copy of the certified copy of your marriage/civil union certificate to link the name on your current ID to the name on your birth certificate.
- If you are requesting your parents’ or siblings’ vital records, at a minimum, you must provide a copy of your birth certificate. (additional documentation may be required). Again, if you have assumed your spouse’s/civil union partner’s last name, you must also provide a copy of your marriage/civil union certificate to link the name on your current ID to the name on your birth certificate.
- If you are requesting your grandparent’s vital record, you must establish that you are the person’s grandchild by providing proof that links the name on your ID to the name of the grandparent.
- It may take up to 30 minutes to process your request in office, even with an appointment.
- Please call 201-445-7217 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated.
Your application will be returned if you do not include all the required documentation.
