How long will it take for my birth certificate to arrive?

Has anyone ever physically gone to St. Louis City Hall to replace a birth certificate, how long did it take?

• I'm in need of a replacement birth certificate fast, when I go to St. Louis City Hall Department of Vital Records, how long it will take to get one replaced? Has anyone ever taken this route to replace their birth certificate? I read that in VA you can walk in and receive your birth certificate the same day you apply for it, just not sure how it works in St. Louis. Also has anyone ever used one of the online services to expedite a birth certificate?

• Answer:

  It takes about 15 minutes tops and you have your certified copy. St. Louis county will also provide city birth records. We have had to get them for our children to get passports within the past month. The offices are only open M-F from 8-5 so you will have to take off work to get there during the week. Lunch hours tend to be a bit more crowded. On line services will keep you from taking off work but take longer and if you want expedited service you will have to pay for it. I went into work late and stopped by in the morning when they first opened.