Northern Mariana Islands · Certified copy
Northern Mariana Islands Birth Certificate: Order a Certified Copy Online
We prepare your application and file it with the Health and Vital Statistics Office, Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation. The office mails the certified copy to you.
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Northern Mariana Islands at a glance
- Issuing office
- Health and Vital Statistics Office, Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
- Who can order
- 8 relationships · see the list
- Standard processing
- 2-3 weeks
- What you need
- Photo ID, names, date and place of birth, parents' names
- Expedited processing
- Set by the office
- Proof of relationship
- Required for some relationships
A certified copy is the document most agencies accept for a passport, a driver's license, school enrollment or benefits. Northern Mariana Islands issues it for births recorded in the state.
Northern Mariana Islands birth certificate: the Saipan office and release affidavits
In the Northern Mariana Islands, the Health and Vital Statistics Office of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation on Saipan issues birth certificates to the registrant, a legal spouse, parents, grandparents, and children or grandchildren eighteen or older. Anyone else needs a notarized affidavit from the registrant, a court decree, or a government request on letterhead.
Who may request a certificate
Commonwealth law, 1 CMC 26021, allows copies for the registrant, spouse, children, parents, guardian or their authorized representative, and for others who need the record to protect a personal or property right. The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation's request form spells out the family it accepts: the registrant, a legal spouse, parents or grandparents, and children or grandchildren who are eighteen or older. A guardian or legal counsel named in a court decree can also request, as can a government office with a memo on letterhead stating the purpose.
The affidavit to release
Someone outside that list, such as a brother, sister, aunt or friend, can still receive a certificate if the registrant signs an Affidavit to Release in front of a notary naming them. The affidavit can be used once and stays valid for thirty days from signing.
The Saipan office
The Health and Vital Statistics Office is part of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation in Garapan on Saipan and is open on weekdays; requests can also be mailed to its Saipan post office box. Records go back to 1946, though entries from 1946 to 1954 are incomplete.
What the request form asks
The form asks for the requester's name, mailing address, phone and email, and for the registrant's name at birth and any later name, date of birth, sex and place of birth. It also asks for the mother's name before first marriage and the father's name, with each parent's ethnicity and birthplace. A copy of valid photo ID goes with every request, and the form itself needs no notary. Certified copies carry security features against alteration and are marked "Amended" or "Delayed" where that applies.
Adoption, paternity and changes
After an adoption, a legitimation, a court paternity order or an acknowledgment, the office creates a new certificate, and the original can be inspected only by order of the Commonwealth Superior Court or as the law allows. Unmarried parents add a father with a notarized declaration of paternity. Name and sex changes are made on a Superior Court order, with a notarized application from the registrant over eighteen, a parent, or a guardian or representative holding a certified court order. Birth records become public a hundred years after the birth.
How it works when you order with BirthChek
Our Northern Mariana Islands form follows the request form's list, and an authorized representative uploads the notarized affidavit or court decree. You give the place of birth and both parents' names, upload your photo ID and sign, and BirthChek files the request with the Health and Vital Statistics Office on Saipan.
Facts checked October 24, 2026 against the sources below.
Sources
- Health and Vital Statistics Office — Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
- Birth certificate request form — Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation – Health and Vital Statistics Office
- Affidavit to release a birth certificate — Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation – Health and Vital Statistics Office
- 1 CMC §26021: certified copies — Commonwealth Law Revision Commission
- 1 CMC §26020: disclosure of records — Commonwealth Law Revision Commission
- 1 CMC §26012: new certificates — Commonwealth Law Revision Commission
- Where to write for vital records: Northern Mariana Islands — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Where to get a Northern Mariana Islands birth certificate: state and local offices
Certified copies for births recorded in Northern Mariana Islands are issued by the Health and Vital Statistics Office, Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation.
Who can order a Northern Mariana Islands birth certificate
- You, the person named
- Authorized Representative · proof needed
- Child · 18 or older
- Grandchild · 18 or older
- Parent
- Spouse
- Grandparent
- My relationship is not listed · proof needed
Relationships marked "proof needed" must send proof of the relationship with the application; we tell you what counts after you order.
Relationships marked "18 or older" must confirm their age in the application.
If your relationship is not listed, the office may refuse the application or ask for a court order.
Reasons to request a Northern Mariana Islands birth certificate
- Adoption (US Only)
- Driver's License
- Employment
- Genealogy/Family History
- Government Assistance/Benefits
- Housing
- Identification
- Income Tax
- Inheritance/Estate Settlement
- Insurance
- Legal Purposes
- Lost
- Marriage (US Only)
- Newborn
- Passport
- Personal Records/Use
- Retirement
- School
- Social Security Card/Benefits
- Sports
- Travel
What you need to order a Northern Mariana Islands birth certificate
- A photo ID: driver's license, state ID, passport or military ID
- Full name on the certificate and date of birth
- City or county of birth
- Both parents' names, including the mother's maiden name
- A debit or credit card
- Proof of your relationship, for the relationships marked above
An authorized representative's affidavit must be notarized.
Prefer to order directly? Find the office in the CDC directory
Ready to order your Northern Mariana Islands birth certificate?
About ten minutes. Have your photo ID nearby.