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California
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Trash. Better off doing it in person
October 19, 2021

Don't trust Vitalchek, I ordered my birth certificate twice and they love to try and take your money, they don't know anything about tracking or the certificate at all they'll just tell you they're a third party company and you will just have to wait until your documents arrive. I've waited patiently for them since July 8,2021 and it's now late October, I'm just trying to get a state I.d. or drivers license because I don't have my original birth certificate! I still haven't received my documents and honestly from these reviews I feel like I probably never will or it's gonna be some new excuse from them saying there's nothing they can do. You're probably better off getting any documents you need in person, don't even waste ya cheese.

Date of experience: October 18, 2021
Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Don't order anything from here. They never give any response on time. For me it's been a month waiting for the response.
I submitted document perfectly well, all items are good however they still say a list of parameters are missing. A very generic reply but what is actually missing no on reply. I only got a call once initially from them to ask if I want to expedite so they can charge 20$ after that they never called. I am going to county office for a new application now. Don't be attracted by their ad which says #1 service, I tell you they don't deserve any rating. 0 rating #0 service

Date of experience: August 25, 2021
VitalChek M. VitalChek Rep
over a year old

We apologize for the frustration and inconvenience you have experienced while ordering your certificate. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback so we can pass it on to the appropriate personnel. If you need further assistance, please email us at vitals.customerservice@vitalchek.com or send us a private message through our Facebook page – Facebook.com/VitalChek (you will usually get a response to private message in a matter of minutes). Again, we apologize for any inconvenience and frustration this has caused you.

Texas
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Horrible processing time
January 11, 2023

I ordered my birth certificate in June and 7 months later finally received the email that my order has been shipped. I haven't received my order yet but hopefully it'll come in the next week. 0/10 would never recommend using this service again. Just call your local county office and ask them for help. Much faster, cheaper, and overall a better experience than through the state.

Date of experience: January 11, 2023
VitalChek M. VitalChek Rep
over a year old

Hello Marissa. Thanks for ordering from VitalChek and sharing your feedback. We are sorry that your experience didn’t match your expectations. We will take note of your feedback so that we can deliver a better experience next time. You may reach us anytime at Facebook.com/VitalChek or vitals.customerservice@vitalchek.com. Again, thank you for your feedback.

North Carolina
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Still waiting!
August 9, 2022

My order was placed on May 2,2022 with an expected delivery of 90-100 days (which in itself is ridiculous). The state offices for the records have been operating normally for quite some time. It's 99 days later, and the website still shows the order in process. There's no excuse for this taking so long, and you cannot get an answer from customer service. They are now showing an estimated delivery date of November 28,2022, which is 200 days! Terrible, unreliable company with deceptive advertising.

Date of experience: August 9, 2022
VitalChek M. VitalChek Rep
over a year old

Hello Michael. We sincerely apologize that you have not received your order yet. Please contact us with your order number so we can assist you. We'll be happy to reach out to the vital record agency on your behalf to see if there is any way the process can be expedited. The quickest way to reach us is by private message at Facebook.com/VitalChek. You will usually get a response in a matter of minutes. You can also email vitals.customerservice@vitalchek.com.

Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Trash Service
April 4, 2022

I will never recommend the use of this service. If I could rate it a 0, I would. Non-refundable service fee, regardless of if you cancel your order or not. Enjoy my $12.95. Find your local vital records and go there directly. Was much easier for me overall.

Date of experience: April 3, 2022
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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NEVER received what I ordered
March 3, 2022

I never received the birth certificate after paying over $43. I needed it quickly and now it is too late. I am asking for a refund but told "there is nothing they can do." On a previous phone call, It was suggested that I pay a second time & just reorder.!

Date of experience: March 3, 2022
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Birth Certificate
June 13, 2024

Ordering online was straightforward and the delivery was impressively quick. The processing fees, though present, were reasonable given the high quality of service received. I highly recommend using this service, particularly for anyone who requires their documents in a timely manner. The convenience and efficiency made the entire process smooth and hassle-free, ensuring that I received my documents without any delays.

Date of experience: June 12, 2024
VitalChek M. VitalChek Rep
10 months ago

Hello Gizelle. Thank you for placing your order through VitalChek. We appreciate the positive feedback regarding your ordering experience and are glad to hear you appreciate the convenience and efficiency of our online ordering process. We hope you will consider VitalChek for future vital records orders.

Nevada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Simple and smooth
May 20, 2024

This is the second time I've used Vital Check. Both times went exactly as they showed online. I did call my birth state bc the certificate looked so different but the depth said they changed it and verified it was sent. Once again, Vital Check came through.

Date of experience: May 17, 2024
VitalChek M. VitalChek Rep
11 months ago

Greetings, Gina. Thank you for ordering your birth certificate through VitalChek. We're delighted to hear that both of your experiences with VitalChek have been seamless and matched your expectations. We understand the importance of accuracy and appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We look forward to being of service in the future for any additional vital records needs you might have. Thanks for choosing VitalChek.

Alabama
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Not very good
December 1, 2021

I had to use them prior for my son's birth certificate, and it went fine. I have to get my birth certificate after a move, and it's like pulling teeth. Driver's License and military ID front and back, and they say the signature is no good. I signed two authorization forms, because one was too light. I get the notarization form in, and after I contacted Customer Service, I get an email with some attitude, saying now they can't see the ID cards at all. Not a very good company and has poor customer service.

Date of experience: December 1, 2021
New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Dissatisfied
July 25, 2022

I order a certificate and after 105 days they didn't send it I called them and they told me that they need 100 business days more because they didn't notice that I need one number so they can take the document you just going to lose your time with them

Date of experience: July 25, 2022
Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I was very disappointed. There's a lot of information on my specificket is wrong and I have to find a way to go all the way out to this property. Or place of property and tell me that I have to pay for them to fix the mistakes and everything in computer should be right. And what I felt out was right. I got my mother's name wrong birth rate not dead. I don't even know where I was born at. I'm so confused or why they can't see an assistant and put my information in this in a system on a birthday ticket because it's all wrong.

Date of experience: May 13, 2024
VitalChek M. VitalChek Rep
11 months ago

Hello Lafire. We appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns about your recent experience with our service. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience or frustration you may have encountered, and we want to assure you that your feedback is valuable to us. If you need assistance, please contact us with your order number. The quickest way to reach us is by private message at Facebook.com/VitalChek. You will usually get a response in a matter of minutes. You can also email vitals.customerservice@vitalchek.com.

North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Outrageously expensive!
June 3, 2022

While VitalCheck makes the process of getting a copy of vital records smooth and even quick, the cost is outrageous! You pay for the document, you pay for the shipping, and then you pay half again for VitalCheck. I live in NC and needed a copy of my Massachusetts birth certificate. $42 for Massachusetts, $9 for shipping, and then $19 more for VitalCheck. And I am told that the cost of obtaining vital records in other states can be even higher. We have come a long way from when it was $2 a copy plus a stamp. Outrageous!

Date of experience: June 3, 2022
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I needed a certified copy of a birth certificate for a passport. You MUST APPEAR IN PERSON at your county clerk's office. So just go there and do that. Show your driver's license and fill out a form. The Vital Chek was a middleman that just made it more confusing. Call your clerk's office first if you are older. In San Mateo County old birth records are in a warehouse so it takes longer, a few days, it took four days. The helpful people at the county office I rate highly, 10. Very helpful and kind. Thank you.

Date of experience: March 10, 2022
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I had time sensitive material that I needed asap and there was an address issue. Vital check sent a link to make corrections but it was useless as ups said I could make no changes to my order. I went straight to ups, I did want the runaround with vital check, and was able to pick my order up from the ups hub at the airport... I got the documents I needed but not the service I paid for

Date of experience: May 15, 2024
VitalChek M. VitalChek Rep
11 months ago

Hello Matthew. We appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns about your recent experience with our service. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience or frustration you may have encountered, and we want to assure you that your feedback is valuable to us. If you need assistance, please contact us with your order number. The quickest way to reach us is by private message at Facebook.com/VitalChek. You will usually get a response in a matter of minutes. You can also email vitals.customerservice@vitalchek.com.

Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Although this is the only company "trusted" by our government to send out the documents we need, it seems to have a monopoly on how to "technically"? Deliver vital statistics that I ordered. I requested on July 27th for an actual birth certificate, for identification purposes, just received it today, it's august 12th now. What did I get instead? 3x copies, although still being certified by the county of "certificate of live birth" does anyone actually know the difference? It's not a "slight" difference, it makes a difference when trying to get "proof" of identity to an apartment, or as a supportive document needed for a driver's license or passport. But? Is it really that big of a deal? When people order fries, when working a burger joint, do you hand them a shake? When people give you $55 to expedite next day ups air, also requiring a signature at the house requesting such an order of a specific single document that is actually necessary at times to gain access to different forms of identification. Do you make them "wait and see" and hope they don't know the difference between "the sky, and the ground" or? "What difference does it make"? As if the people who order the products and the people who send the products are the "Same people"? No! Because those sitting in the offices sending the products actually get paid to do the "work" of getting the correct products sent! I might as well have sat in the offices sending myself the birth certificate so I could get the right results. But I don't work there..

Date of experience: August 12, 2022
Florida
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Title says it all. Poor customer service. You'll wait for at least an hour on hold before anyone picks up. After sometime their own site wouldn't show me the progress of my order… buyer beware.

Date of experience: February 10, 2024
VitalChek M. VitalChek Rep
over a year old

Hello Paul. Thank you for ordering through VitalChek. We always aim to deliver a great experience and are disappointed when this doesn’t happen. Thanks for taking the time to bring this to our attention. We will use the feedback to improve our services in the future.

Oregon
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Insufficient Info Provided Before Ordering
May 5, 2022

While I ordered my own birth certificate, and later my father's, without incident, the problem was with my grandmother's death certificate. The site indicates the relationship that I have to have - no problem. I was then asked to provide my birth certificate to prove my relation (by the way, that was NOT required to get my father's birth certificate), but then was also asked to provide my FATHER'S birth certificate. Really? If I can prove who my father is, the State clearly knows who his mother is. I didn't have my father's birth certificate at the time and, as it turns out, he didn't have a copy either.

I asked the company to cancel and refund since they obviously couldn't provide the ordered service nor had they made it clear in advance that I'd need multiple birth certificates to prove my identity. They indicated they don't refund, so I said never mind then. My sister then DIED, so this wasn't my priority at the moment. When I finally got a copy of my dad's birth certificate - sorry, we've canceled your order, no refund is due.

I don't know why the State uses them still when they have an atrocious satisfaction rating. It feels like a money-making racket. Plan on filing a complaint with the State as well.

Date of experience: May 4, 2022
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Vital statistics
May 24, 2024

I needed to order a copy of my son's birthday certificate. They were accurate and the process was easy. Thanks

Date of experience: May 23, 2024
VitalChek M. VitalChek Rep
11 months ago

Hello Christine. Thank you for ordering your son's birth certificate through VitalChek's convenient online ordering platform. We appreciate the positive feedback regarding your ordering experience and hope you will consider VitalChek for future vital records orders.

Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Great service
November 16, 2023

No issues ordering what I needed on the site, and received it in a timely matter. Will use it again in the future if needed. I hope this was helpful

Date of experience: November 15, 2023
VitalChek M. VitalChek Rep
over a year old

Hi Tanya. Thank you for placing your document order through VitalChek. We appreciate you taking the time to share your positive feedback regarding your ordering experience with us. We are glad to hear that you received your document in a timely manner and that you will utilize our service again in the future. Thanks again.

North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The entire process was incredibly smooth and straightforward. What impressed me the most was how quickly I received my BC — the turnaround time was far faster than I expected. I highly recommend this service to anyone looking for efficiency and ease. Thank you for making it such a hassle-free experience!

Date of experience: March 14, 2025

Overview

VitalChek has a rating of 2.8 stars from 289 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with VitalChek most frequently mention birth certificate, customer service and credit card. VitalChek ranks 3rd among Birth Certificates sites.

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