Description
Who can apply?
✅ The request may be made by the person’s father, mother, children, grandchildren, grandparents, legal representative, or heirs.
Requirement
👉 Copy of valid photo ID: driver's license/official ID or passport.
Availability
✅ Since 1885, under the old "Registro Civil", with some exceptions.
Official format
⚠️ Format valid only since July 2010, in red.
Correction of errors
❌ Does your certificate have errors? We evaluate it and tell you how to correct it. More information here.
If you do not remember the details
🗓️ In most cases, we can locate the records with the information you provide.
📌 If necessary, check the "estimated date" option when ordering.
Certificate types and processing times
- Regular: ✅ Letter size ✨ the most common ✨
⏱ Processing times (business days)
📅 Normal: 15 days
⚡ Expedited: 10 days
🔥 Urgent: 5 days
⚠️ Deaths that occurred 100 years ago or more may take up to 60 calendar days. - Literal or "long: Legal size, with additional information, for special procedures only (e.g., Spanish citizenship, correction of errors, or name change). See example here.
❗Processing time: up to 60 calendar days.
📦 Shipping
💲 Cost is calculated when ordering.
🇵🇷 PR: USPS
🇺🇸 US: USPS or FedEx
🌎 International: FedEx
🌐 Language and format
In Spanish and English, on printed paper.
Additional option: electronic format ("PDF") available upon request.
🔍 Additional information
⚠️ We do not conduct genealogical research. If you need to verify information before placing an order, please visit FamilySearch ↗️.
✅ Order today!
⚠️ For use outside PR or the U.S., add an 👉 Apostille
Still Have Questions?
This form is intended only for questions that have not been answered by the information on this page.
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