
Location & Hours
Office of Vital Records – Second Floor
830 Southampton Avenue
Norfolk VA 23510
830 Southampton Avenue
Norfolk VA 23510
Walk -In Services 9:00 am -3:30 pm
Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Phone Numbers
Virginia Office of Vital Records
(757) 683-2887
(757) 683-2811
Pricing
Each record search is $12. Valid ID required.
We have made it easy for you to get copies of important legal documents, like birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates.
Who is eligible?
- Birth certificates recorded in the state of Virginia can be issued to parents listed on the child’s certificate, *immediate family members or a legal guardian with proof of custody.
- For death certificates, *immediate family member, grandchild, great grandchild or legally authorized individual may obtain a copy of death certificates for persons who died in the state of Virginia. All others may purchase of verification of death letter with just cause.
- Marriage and divorce certificates can be issued to *immediate family. Information required for the search includes full name of groom, full maiden name of bride, exact date, and place in Virginia of the marriage or divorce
- To establish paternity please visit Virginia of Paternity Program website. For additional questions please call (757)683-2887; (757)683-2811.
*Immediate family members – mother, father, current spouse, adult child, brother, sister and grandparents, grandchildren, great grandchildren.
Last Updated: January 21, 2025