Pretty sure my parents misplaced mine but I need it so does anyone know how long it takes to receive a copy?

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aello11 t1_j6fne5r wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:13 AM

Two weeks processing time then delivery time according to this

https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/certificates/Pages/Processing-Times.aspx

Listerine_shots OP t1_j6fwbdq wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:15 AM

Thanks 👍

CrzyDave t1_j6irgm5 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:04 PM

I got one in about two weeks too.

lehigh_larry t1_j6fxlu5 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:24 AM

I drove to Harrisburg and got one same day.

Kairenne t1_j6ge22z wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:16 AM

I think you can get one in New Castle.

redtail84 t1_j6fsx77 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:51 AM

I just did this recently. I think total turnaround ended up being 2 weeks including delivery time. Very simple process.

Listerine_shots OP t1_j6fwg8m wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:16 AM

Thanks. Wasn’t sure if the time frame they gave included processing or with shipping and everything

start260 t1_j6fzywx wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:41 AM

Dept of health has several branch office where you can walk in and usually have same day or next day service

Listerine_shots OP t1_j6j8sph wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:51 PM

I thought about that but there all a 2-3 hour drive from me here in central pa

cuppa_tea_4_me t1_j6g6wfk wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:28 AM

its very quick

ArchaeoJones t1_j6gbc4b wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:59 AM

Wife works in Vital Records. Online orders take about 2 weeks, but if you go to an office, It very much depends on where you go.

Some offices issue same day if you get there and get your forms in before 2pm. Some are doing mail out only. Some offices have limited hours and staff.

degilliland36 t1_j6ggo1w wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:34 AM

We went to Scranton and got one same day.

dayoftheduck t1_j6idb70 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:32 PM

Find a local department of health building go there get it same day.

markwusinich t1_j6ioub0 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:47 PM

I would highly recommend smiling and being very nice to everyone you interact with.

30 years ago I was supposed to go on a cruise, and I was gonna use my birth certificate instead of a passport, because I didn’t have one, and the week before my car was robbed, and I lost my only copy of my birth certificate. The tickets were replaceable, but the birth certificate was not.

I went down to the state administrative building in Philadelphia, explain my situation and fell on their mercy. She had a copy ready for me by the end of the day.

When I came back, I brought a tub of water ice

rayrayheyhey t1_j6g5gf0 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:19 AM

I got mine in less than a week. (This was probably 5 years ago.)

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bassmaster_gen t1_j6j82e4 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:47 PM

Post office lost mine in 2020 (pre covid), it took two or three weeks