# Illinois — Ordering a birth certificate: each state's own fee and process

For Illinois, how to order direct is Requests for vital records may be submitted to the IDPH Division of Vital Records via regular mail; processing time is the processing time for requests is approximately 12 weeks from the time your paperwork is received, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **How to order direct:** Requests for vital records may be submitted to the IDPH Division of Vital Records via regular mail _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Processing time:** the processing time for requests is approximately 12 weeks from the time your paperwork is received _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Requests for vital records may be submitted to the IDPH Division of Vital Records via regular mail. Be advised that the processing time for requests is approximately 12 weeks from the time your paperwork is received. You will not receive an update from IDPH during the processing time.

## Source

- https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records/birth-records.html

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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