THE YOUTH ASSOCATION

BE PREPARED "GET IT RIGHT"

Do You Need A Birth Certificate?

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is the place to do it.

If you are applying in person remember to:

 Bring proper identification

 Be prepared with all fees (see below) that apply

Location

Room 133 at 125 Worth Street in lower Manhattan (please enter on

Lafayette or Centre Street)

Hours

Open Monday-Friday, excluding holidays, 9:00am-3:30pm

Cost

Online: $15 + $8.30 mailing and service charge

In-person: $15 for each copy after the original

Payment

Acceptable payment methods include: credit card, debit card, check

or money order (made payable to the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene).

No cash payments accepted.

Do You Need A Social Security Card?

When applying for a Social Security Card:

Please remember:

 To have original documents proving: age, citizenship, and identity

 To have a completed application

*Take your completed application into your nearest Social Security Office

If you have any questions, please call a

Social Security Representative at: 1-800-772-1213

Do You Need A NYS Non-Driver's ID?

There are a few things that you need to be

prepared for when applying for your first

NYS Non-Driver’s Identification Card:

 Complete the MV-44 form

 Have proof of your name

 Have proof of your date of birth

 Have your social security card

 Be ready to pay any fees that may

apply

Locate the nearest Department of Motor

Vehicle Center and bring these documents

in!

If you have any questions, please call 1-212-

645-5550

Do You Need To Register To

Vote?

To register to vote in the City of New York,

you must:

 Be a citizen of the United States

(Includes those persons born in Puerto

Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin

Islands).

 Be a New York City resident for at

least 30 days.

 Be 18 years of age before the next

election.

 Not be serving a jail sentence or be on

parole for a felony conviction.

 Not be adjudged mentally incompetent

by a court.

 Not claim the right to vote elsewhere

(outside the City of New York).

Although you can register any time during

the year, your form must be delivered or

mailed at least 25 days before the next

election for it to be effective for that election.

If you have any questions, please call 1-866-

868-3692