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Correct an error on an Oregon birth record

Submit an amendment application, ID, any required affidavit or evidence, and the $35 fee by mail or drop box to correct an Oregon birth record.

Steps

6 steps
  1. Prove you are eligibleYou must be 18 or older. If your ID matches the person or a parent on the record, nothing else is needed; name changes need proof.
  2. Find your type of correctionThe page lists, by topic and age, the affidavit or form and original evidence you must send.
  3. Fill out the Amend a Birth Record formRead the instruction pages first. Complete the fee table and sign it.
  4. Add a copy of your IDAdd the notarized affidavit or form and original evidence documents if your correction requires them.
  5. Pay the $35 amendment feePay by check or money order to OHA/Vital Records, no cash. Add certificate fees if you want new copies.
  6. Mail it or use the drop boxPut everything in one sealed envelope to Oregon Vital Records, Amendments Unit, or the Portland drop box. Do not staple.

Bring

  • Copy of acceptable photo ID
  • Affidavit or form, if required
  • Original evidence document, if required
No in-person help to change a record; you send it by mail or drop box.

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