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.
Type Record
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Fee
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Address
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Remarks
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Birth
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Obtain the latest fee information online at the National Center for Health
Statistics or Departamento De Salud for information in Spanish, or by calling 787-765-2929 Ext. 6131.
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DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
DEMOGRAPHIC REGISTRY
PO
BOX 11854
FERNANDEZ
JUNCOS STATION
SAN
JUAN, PR
00910
NOTE: If using an Express Service (FedEx, UPS, DHL, USPS Express or Priority Mail),
applications must be sent to the following physical address:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DEMOGRAPHIC REGISTRY
414 BARBOSA AVENUE
LINCOLN BUILDING
SAN JUAN, PR 00925
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Records available from June 22, 1931 to present. Copies of earlier records may be
obtained by writing to the Local Registrar’s Office in the municipality where the
event occurred. A directory of local registrars is available at: Departamento De Salud.
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Death
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Same
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Same
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Same
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Marriage
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Same
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Same
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Same
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Divorce
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Same
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Same
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The Central Office of the Demographic Registry has records pertaining to divorces
registered as of 1941. Divorce certifications are NOT actual divorce decrees but an
abstract of the information provided on the final court resolution, submitted to the
Demographic Registry for official use only. Availability varies; not all divorce decrees
are submitted to the Demographic Registry. In the case where a divorce decree does
not appear registered in the Demographic Registry, a negative certification of divorce
will be issued for the same cost.
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