<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: elp6n</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Yes - it's the office of vital records that provides that.
http://www.vdh.state.va.us/Vital_Records/index.htm
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Oh, if it were that simple. I had 2 problems with that: I was adopted, and born out of state (California). Being a resident of Virginia then, I thought the state of VA would have my certificate on file. They did not, said I would have to contact vital records in California. So I did, they advised me to fill out a downloadable form, have it notarized, and send it in. Well, 3 months went by and no response. Called their office again and they said they'd never received it. They said I may get a quicker response from the county where I was born, said to fill out another form and send it to the county dept. of vital records where I was born. One of the problems was with staffing cuts due to state funding cutbacks, the state dept. of vital records closed their walk-in office and transactions could only be handled over the phone...which was only open for 3 hours a day. Imagine the bottleneck of calls coming into that line now.