Vital Records Online
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Vital Records Online

Overview

Vital Records Online has a rating of 1.1 stars from 129 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Vital Records Online most frequently mention birth certificate, customer service and credit card. Vital Records Online ranks 85th among Government Records sites.

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value
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returns
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quality
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This company responds to reviews on average within 77 days
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North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I would suggest searching for the vital records office in the city/town you were born and ask them which online service they suggest you use. For me, it was a different company and in 3 days I received notification my birth certificate was in the mail to me. This company says my birth certificate is scheduled to arrive in two months (forms received on May 11, expected delivery July 30)! Terrible service.

Date of experience: May 24, 2018
New York
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Scam!
November 15, 2021

It's funny, as you supply them your info, in the middle they ask you too review them, you think ok they seem ok, let me give a good review... Bad move!
This company does nothing but take your money, you think you're getting A birth certificate, but you're not. They send you a filled out application for a birth certificate, then you need to deal with the local gov.
This is a rip off!
They should be jailed..

Date of experience: November 15, 2021
Kery F. Vital Records Online Rep
over a year old

Hello, Brian.
Thank you for leaving a review.
We are not scammers.
We do offer the best vital records document preparation service to get your vital records from the comfort of your home. If you are living in the state where the person on record was born, you will definitely get faster service by going to the state office but you will have to physically go there and spend time in line. With any online vital records service, your application will have to be mailed to the corresponding health department and each health department has its own processing time and state fees. Our service fees are one of the cheapest and include a fully prepared application, pre-paid shipping label filled with the best location for your case, and a detailed notice to make sure your application will be completed without errors.
If you can more information, please contact us by email or private message on our Facebook page.
Do not hesitate to contact us.

Illinois
1 review
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Caveat Emptor
December 5, 2021

I paid their fee for a certified birth certificate it's been over a month and half and I haven't heard anything, not even a confirmation of receipt of my money nor a order number I could use for reference nor tracking.

Date of experience: December 5, 2021
Kery F. Vital Records Online Rep
over a year old

Hello, Robert.
We're very sorry about the issue you're experiencing here.
Thank you for leaving a rating. We’re sorry to hear you had a poor experience. Please contact us by email or private message on our Facebook page to offer further details, so we can address your concerns and do our best to help resolve them. Thank you!

Virginia
1 review
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I have never know when or where my mother was buried. Michele B. Actually found that information for me today and I now have a death certificate for my mother who dies 74 years ago. Great service today at Vital Records. Thank you Michele B.

Date of experience: July 14, 2021
Ohio
1 review
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Waste of Money!
July 14, 2021

I used this service because I thought it would make the process of receiving a copy of my birth certificate safer and quicker than dealing directly with the health department in my state. How wrong! After waiting 3 months and paying usvitalrecords AND the state health department I went on the search for the missing birth certificate. All this service does is give you the phone number to call at the state health department... they do not offer any help at retrieving the certificate. This is exactly what I would be doing if I ordered it directly from the health department to begin with. Moral of the story, don't waste your money with this company, you can do it yourself my calling your specific state health department. $55.00 poorer but wiser!

Date of experience: July 14, 2021
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Disgrace
December 5, 2020

I submitted application and paid for my sons birth certificate, they immediately took the money from bank account and never sent me my sons birth certIficate. This was very disappointing to me especially with Pandemic impacting mine and others financial situation.

Date of experience: December 5, 2020
California
1 review
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I tried to get a birth certificate for my 87 year old aunt so that she could renew her driver's license. They took my money then sent me an email stating that they could not process my paperwork because the name on the birth certificate did not match the name on the DL. REALLY!? I explained that my aunt got married "58" years ago and changed her last name. All the other information was accurate, parents name, SS number, etc. They just kept sending me the same emails over and over. When I demanded a refund they sent me an email telling me that the information that I downloaded was sent through an email that they no longer use. If this is true then how did they know that the names on the DL didn't match the birth certificate? TOTAL SCAM! I'm going to report them to the Better Business Bureau ASAP! I hope people see this review and not waste their hard earned money!

Date of experience: December 20, 2019
California
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I wrote the company twice regarding my account. No response. I accidentally used my card. 2 min later I emailed the company to report a mistake. No response. I emailed again the following day, still no answer!

Date of experience: April 2, 2021
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Unhappy customer
March 28, 2023

I paid to $55.50 get certified copy of my divorce decree. Received it and the DOB is wrong. Called customer service and was on hold for 37 minutes only to have the representative tell me I would need to call Idaho Vital Records department. Now having to pay $66.00 to them to correct the DOB on the certified copy I already paid for.

Date of experience: March 28, 2023
Alaska
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Do not waste time with this site you will pay 54 dollars thinking that your paying for your certificate and to find out you paid that amount for them to send a free form that you must then send to your local health department and pay more money! That is crazy! Why would anyone pay 54 bucks for a form they could get for free! They do not send you any of your certificates at all!

Date of experience: February 10, 2023
North Carolina
1 review
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Wrong Address
April 24, 2019

The application had a section for a mailing address, I put my current mailing address there. They sent the records to my old address and argued with me over the fact that what I was telling them was not correct. This company could have sent my information to an unknown person. I am very disappointed in how I have been treated and will do my best to avoid them until I have to use their services again.

Date of experience: April 24, 2019
Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This company is a joke in November I paid $118 for two birth certificates through this "simple in minutes" scam of the company. I didn't receive ANYTHING until I contacted them for a refund 2 days ago (4 months had passed) they sent an email informing me that I needed to complete 3 more steps including paying more money! And the original email from months must be in my spam folder (which would be my fault). I responded explaining that I'm not paying anymore money to receive nothing once again I shouldn't have to do more including faxing and mailing copies of my documents and that I would simply like a refund since it has been months! They responded this morning with a very generic - no refunds at all for any reason. Waste of time and money!

Date of experience: April 5, 2019
Idaho
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Scam
June 5, 2020

I used this company, thinking I was getting two copies of my mother's death certificate, they charged $58.00+
What I got was a packet with a form to apply for a death certificate to my state with a fee of an additional $16.00, for one copy.
I made a mistake thinking this company was working through my state, wrong, they are making money off people and then referring them to their own state office. I can go right to my state and they only charge $16.00 for a death certificate. What did this company do with my $58.00?
Stay away from this company, they'll just take your money.

Date of experience: June 5, 2020
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This was an automated ad when I was going to state government. This site is not affiliated with state government directly. All this service will do is take your money and takes 3 weeks before they send request to state government, with outrageous fee.
It is over 1 months and I still not received any certificate, despite of paying expedited fee. And when I call the customer service, I just found out they do only apply to state government for records. You can do it directly to any state government and much quicker.
My daughter pointed out this is not government site, and I had applied directly to state government, and already received certificate, while I had not been waiting for this company to do any action.
Watch out for this service. It was useless for me since I did not receive the certificate in time.

Date of experience: January 4, 2024
Willam K. Vital Records Online Rep
over a year old

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you've experienced with our service. We strive to provide efficient and reliable assistance to our customers, and it's disheartening to hear about your negative experience.

It's important to clarify that while we facilitate the process of obtaining vital records from state governments, we are not directly affiliated with any government entity. We understand the urgency of obtaining these documents, which is why we offer expedited services for an additional fee. However, we regret to hear that your certificate was not delivered within the expected timeframe despite paying for expedited processing.

We assure you that your feedback is invaluable to us, and we will investigate this matter further to identify any issues in our process and ensure it doesn't happen again. Additionally, we will review our communication channels to ensure that customers are properly informed about our services and their expectations are set accordingly.

Once again, we apologize for any inconvenience caused, and we appreciate your patience and understanding. If there's anything else we can assist you with or if you have any further concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us directly.

Sincerely,
Customer Service Team

New York
1 review
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Very Disappointed
April 9, 2020

Paid for fast service and still waited almost a month to get the certificate. Tried to find a customer service number number but they have none. I have yet heard back from them via email as well. Going now to the clerk office to get the birth certificate and I guess just eat the $46 I paid to vital.

Date of experience: April 9, 2020
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I will let you know if I ever actually get the birth certificate. Ordered on February 13th 2021 and it's now March 29th 2021 and still no updates. Spent $124 dollars yes I am an idiot apparently. Hall of records in Santa Ana, California was closed and the building is literally demolished to be rebuilt. I was under the impression that I was using the legit birth certificate place but apparently it's vital check website that is the legit place not this one. Don't be fooled. Let me also add the website just keeps extending the day I am supposed to receive it. New update pushed my date out over a month longer.

Update- I received my birth certificate finally! I seriously thought i would never get it. So now we know they really send the birth certificate and it takes a few months to get the certificate

Date of experience: March 29, 2021
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Seriously?!?
July 8, 2021

I ordered my BC. On April 11,2021 I got the confrontation that NC (the state I'm ordering from) got it. It is currently July 9th and I still do not have it. It still has not come in the mail. I'm so upset I had to spend that much money for nothing.

Date of experience: July 8, 2021
Georgia
1 review
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Third Party!
January 7, 2020

It's NOT the official website. It's a THIRD party! They sent me an envelope for me to send back to another address, copy of my driver's license and a $30 cashiers check (that I need to buy). Ripoff! Then I went to Rover.ga.gov and applied online payed $30. Result: I lost $70

Date of experience: January 7, 2020
Idaho
1 review
1 helpful vote
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We order from then last month. They never emailed our confirmation number or send the birth certificate. And we have no way to contact them with out the order number they never emailed us.

But they went ahead and took money from my bank account.

Date of experience: February 1, 2021
Illinois
1 review
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Due to Covid 19, I was unable to just go to the clerk's office and pick up the birth certificate my daughter needed to get her drivers permit. I went online and ordered one from vital records. I looked up their "Covid 19 response time". It said 10 to 15 business days. 1 month later, after checking the order status daily and noticing that it seemed to be stuck at the "processing payment" portion, I decided to email them to make sure there wasn't a problem with payment. A couple of weeks later, I received an email stating that due to Covid 19, they could not look into my issue, and just like that, the status of my problem was considered "solved". I again checked the status of my order. They had cancelled it... just cancelled it. No one emailed me to even let me know. Thankfully, the clerk's office is now open, and I can just go there to get it. It will be around $50 cheaper to boot. I would not recommend Vital Records to anyone.

Date of experience: August 6, 2020