https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 00:28:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-255584 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:15:10 +0000 pastemoo 255584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The hospital gave us the form, I filled them out wrong and they sent them back, then I sent them again, and we had it when he was 4-5 weeks old. Definitely before 6 weeks (because we were going to Canada at 7 weeks and if we didn't have it at 6 weeks I would have flipped).<br /> We live in Virginia. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-255497 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 05:45:40 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 255497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was all filled out and sent in by the hospital right away but we had to pay $22 and get it from the registrars office. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-255487 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 03:36:47 +0000 MegWag 255487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: We waited until my parents came to visit so they could be part of the official naming, so Linus was about 3 weeks. It was surprisingly easy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-255477 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 02:59:09 +0000 looch 255477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Swiss birth certificate came in the mail because we registered the birth while still in the hospital. We couldn't start the American birth abroad cert process until we had that, but in all, it took us a visit to the Consulate and some paperwork and we had it in less than 6 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-255471 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 02:30:56 +0000 loveisstrange 255471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MegWag: yep. We got C's UK birth certificate when she was like... a week old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-255468 Sat, 11 Aug 2012 02:14:59 +0000 Boogs 255468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to go pick it up, I think around here they don't mail them?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-255196 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:21:22 +0000 KT326 255196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 4.5 months old and I still don't have a copy. It's there, we just have to fill out the paper and pay the fee to get a certified copy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-255175 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:04:01 +0000 mamabolt 255175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We requested it at the hospital, it arrived within two weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-255170 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:01:47 +0000 chopsuey 255170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it took about a month for ours to arrive after I sent the request in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-255097 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:41:21 +0000 jennylynn 255097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the hospital took and sent out all of the information for us, and we were able to get an official birth certificate 6 weeks later for 10$ at our health department. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254973 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:02:31 +0000 mediagirl 254973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@duckduckkristen: did you fill out and send in the paperwork with your payment? I actually just went to the register of deeds because we are flying soon and I wanted a copy. I wasn't sure how long it would take to get it mailed to us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254950 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:48:52 +0000 MegWag 254950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In England, you go to register the birth of the baby after the birth. So you have 6 weeks (I think) to settle on a name and go meet with a registrar who takes care of the birth certificate. If you don't get it done within 6 weeks, it's illegal.<br /> Interesting side-note: The regular birth certificate is free, but if you want the full one (which you need to get a passport) it's 10 pounds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254902 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:22:56 +0000 Pipers Mommy 254902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we never got anything. I am finally getting around to requesting it (a year later) because we need it to fly next month. I have to pay $15 per copy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254892 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:18:54 +0000 rachiecakes 254892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we were supposed to pick it up at City Hall 3 months after.. but we still haven't :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254880 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:10:07 +0000 tequiero21 254880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Filled out forms @ the hospital. And got within 3 weeks... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254878 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:09:21 +0000 purrpletulips 254878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I filled out all the paperwork at the hospital to have a birth certificate issued but in Ohio you aren't automatically sent a copy of the birth certificate. I had to go to the county's vital statistics office about 6 weeks after her birth and pay for a copy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254874 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:08:00 +0000 Mrs. Bee 254874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i'm not sure the exact timeline, but it was fast for both kids. i think definitely under a month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254860 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 14:00:25 +0000 Mrsbells 254860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even though we filled out the info at the hospital they gave us a form to take home with us and we had to mail that in with $20 and then within a few days her birth certificate arrived </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254857 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:58:03 +0000 regberadaisy 254857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All that was filled out at the hospital and they took care of it. We received it just before she turned a month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254856 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:56:38 +0000 loveisstrange 254856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to drive to London to go to the US Embassy to apply for C's Certificate of Birth Abroad. We went July 6th and got it July 26th, along with her passport. We got it just before she turned 4 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254855 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:55:56 +0000 autumnlove 254855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never received it, we had to pick up at the registrar's office 3 months later! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-after-birth-did-you-receive-los-birth-certificate#post-254848 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:53:15 +0000 duckduckkristen 254848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 14 weeks and we haven't received his birth registration card to send in for his birth certificate. I called the hospital and they just told me sometimes it can take a long time. So then I called the Division of Vital Records and no one answered. :(</p> <p>How long did you have to wait for yours? </p>