Contact the vital records office in your birth state so they can search for a record of your birth. If they cannot find your birth record, they will issue you a Letter of No Record, which includes:

• Your name
• Your date of birth
• The years searched by the vital records office to find your birth record
• Confirmation that they were unable to find a birth certificate on file

You may also need secondary evidence of citizenship to prove your birth in the U.S. This could include: