OMB control number
Request for Overseas U.S. Citizen Vital Records Services
OMB 1405-0253 · STATE/AFA.
The Request for Overseas U.S. Citizen Vital Records Services (form DS-5542) permits U.S. citizens and third parties to request services provided by the Office of Records Management within the Passport Services Directorate in the Bureau of Consular Affairs. The Office of Records Management issues certified or authenticated copies of overseas U.S. citizen vital records such as Consular Reports of Birth/Death Abroad, Certificates of Witness to Marriage, and Panama Canal Zone documents pursuant to authorized requests. Requests for correction, amendment, or replacement of such vital records may be made using this form also.
The latest form for Request for Overseas U.S. Citizen Vital Records Services expires 2026-06-30 and can be found here.
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Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change |
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Form DS-5542 Request for Overseas U.S. Citizen Vital Records Services
DS-5542_Expires 123124_OMB No 1405 0253_30 Day FRN_Legal Authorities.docx
Request for Overseas U.S. Citizen Vital Records Services | Revision of a currently approved collection | 2024-10-18 | ||
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Approved without change |
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection | 2023-03-14 | |
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Improperly submitted and continue |
Revision of a currently approved collection | 2023-02-03 | |
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Approved without change |
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number) | 2021-12-21 |
Request for Overseas U.S. Citizen Vital Records Services
Federal Enterprise Architecture: Homeland Security - Border and Transportation Security
| Form DS-5542 | REQUEST FOR OVERSEAS U.S. CITIZEN VITAL RECORDS SERVICES | Printable Only | Form and instruction |
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