You can find information about requesting vital records from Puerto Rico (PR) at the National Center for Health Statistics or Departamento De Salud for information in Spanish.

Field Offices (FOs) in PR do not have direct access to the vital statistics database and are not able to verify or certify vital records events that occurred in their service areas.

Where applicable, include claimant's maternal and paternal surnames (e.g., Gonzalez Gomez) on all requests for vital records.

NOTE: For enumeration and claims purposes, SSA will only accept birth certificates from Puerto Rico with an issue date of July 1, 2010 or later. For acceptance of Puerto Rico birth certificates, see GN 00301.065.

Only the claimant may request their vital record. When necessary, SSA may assist the claimant with requesting information and relay a request on the claimant's behalf, see GN 00301.180 and GN 00301.185. The claimant should make a money order payable to Secretary of Treasury. Cash, personal checks, and bank checks are not accepted. NOTE: SSA may purchase copies of documentary evidence for any eligibility requirement of a Title II or Title XVIII program if the payment criteria in GN 00301.210A.3. are met. For payment criteria for documentary evidence for Title XVI, see GN 00301.210B.1.

Include a signed letter and a copy of a valid form of identification (driver's license, passport, or government-issued ID) from the claimant along with the appropriate information for the requested record. With the claimant's disclosure authorization, SSA offices may use the SSA-L706 to have a birth record returned directly to SSA, see GN 00302.070. To have requests for death, marriage, or divorce records returned directly to SSA, see the National Center for Health Statistics website.

For information not provided here, call the Demographic Registry at 787-765-2929 Ext. 6131.