U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs

VITAL RECORDS FORMERLY ISSUED BY PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION NOW BEING ISSUED BY
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Birth and death records formerly issued by the Panama Canal Commission are now issued by the Department of State.*
Please direct your inquiry to:

Vital Records Section
Passport Services
1111 19th Street NW, Suite 510
Washington, D. C. 20522-1705

Telephone: 202-955-0307

Your request must be notarized and include a copy of a valid photo identification of the requester.

Please include the following in your request:

• Date
• Purpose of Request
• Name at birth, death, marriage
• Date of birth, death, marriage
• City and Country of birth, death, marriage
• Signature of subject or guardian
• Address
• Telephone

For birth records, also include:

• Father’s name
• Date and place (city or state and country) of birth
• Mother’s name
• Date and place (city or state and country) of birth
• Any U. S. passport information

Please indicate the number of documents desired. The fee for documents is $30.00 for the 1st copy; $20.00 for each additional copy requested at the same time. Check or Money Order must be signed, dated and made payable to Department of State. Remittance must be payable in U. S. dollars through a U.S. bank. Non-U.S. money is not acceptable. Please do not send cash.
*Marriage records for the Canal Zone are located in the National Archives. Contact the National Archive for these marriage records at:

Civilian Records (NWCTC)
Textual Archives Services Division
8601 Adelphi Road
National Archives
College Park, MD 20740-6001

If a marriage record is located, the applicant will be contacted as to the fees involved.

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