To become a citizen at birth, you must: 1  Be born in the U.S or in certain territories or outlying possessions of the United States, that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. 2  Have a parent or parents who were citizens at the time of your birth.
Non-certified Copies of Birth Records. A non-certified copy is a plain paper copy of a birth record. Non-certified copies are for informational use only and cannot be used for legal purposes. If you need a certificate for legal use, please go to Birth Certificates.
A certified Minnesota birth certificate costs $26 and extra copies cost $19 as of 2010. A non-certified Minnesota birth certificate costs $13...ime Frame. It can take 3 to 10 days for you to receive the certified birth certificate from a municipality or county. The state vital statistics office may have a backlog that could mean a wait of 6 months.