Replace Your Vital Documents
Official information and services from the U.S. government.
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- Address Change – How to change your address with government agencies
- Bank Records
(.PDF | requires Adobe Acrobat Reader ) – Financial tips and resources for disaster recovery. - Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates – Where to write for your vital records
- Damaged Money – The Treasury Department will exchange mutilated or damaged U.S. currency.
- Document Restoration--Fire – The Library of Congress offers information on restoring fire-damaged documents and collections.
- Document Restoration--Flood – The National Archives offers information on how to care for your flood damaged photos, books, papers and more
- Drivers' Licenses and Vehicle Registration – Learn how to get or replace your driver's license, and how to register your car.
- Federal Civilian Personnel Records – How to get copies of federal civilian personnel records.
- Immigration Documents – How to replace your lost or destroyed permanent resident card (green card).
- Medical Information Form – Download a form where you can record medical conditions and other health information for use in an emergency situation.
- Medicare Card Replacement – How to replace a lost, stolen or damaged Medicare card
- Military Service Records – How to get copies of military service records, to prove military service or for genealogy research
- Passport – How to replace a passport lost or stolen in the U.S.
- Savings Bonds Recovery – Cash and replace lost, stolen, or destroyed bonds.
- School Records – Locate your records from a school that has closed
- Social Security Card Replacement – How to replace a lost or stolen Social Security card
- Tax Return – Request a copy of your federal tax return from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).