Identification (IDs) & Citizenship Resources

Identification (IDs) & Citizenship

Apply for Social Security Card or Replacement (.pdf)

Cincinnati Vital Records Department Information on how to obtain a birth or death certificate in Cincinnati.

Formulario nacional de inscripción de votantes (Spanish) voter registration .pdfs provided by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission

League of Women Voters 411 Nonpartisan information on candidates in various federal, state and local races, election dates, ID requirements, registration deadlines, and much more.

National Mail Voter Registration Form — English

Ohio BMV Acceptable Documents Checklist Document checklist for compliant ID card. Starting in 2020, compliant ID cards are required to vote and/or board an airplane in the United States.

Order Birth Certificate Online (even if you weren't born in Cincinnati)

Voter Registration forms in other languages National voter registration forms available in other languages such as Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese.

.pdf Downloads Available

Home Birth Packet Includes all the paperwork you need to obtain a birth certificate if your child was born at home in Hamilton County, Ohio; checklist for registration of an out-of-institution birth, affidavit for verification of location of birth, pregnancy verification, infant verification, birth parent's worksheet for the Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, and the Facility Worksheet for the Live Birth Certificate. See forums for more detail, you'll need to bring these completed forms with a photocopy of the mother's driver's license or State ID to your local bureau of vital statistics.

Homeless & Low Income Resource Directory A number of resources for the Greater Cincinnati area homeless population published by the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. 6th Edition. Great service guide even for the non-homeless.