Here is a genuinely good piece of news for Hondurans in the United States: consulates are connected to the national registry system and can print your birth certificate on the spot. Several posts issue one certificate per person free of charge, and all you need is your full name or identity number for the record to be located.
Quick facts
Parents can also request certificates for their children, which removes the old problem of needing a relative in Honduras to queue at a registry office.
Fees breakdown
| Service | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Birth certificate printed from the registry | Free at several posts | One per person |
| Certification of a birth, marriage, death or divorce | $25 | 2026 consular tariff |
| Identity card | Consular tariff | Issued at consulates |
| Consular registration card | Consular tariff | Identification for the community |
| Certificate of life | Consular tariff | For pensions and benefits |
The $25 certification is the route for recording an event that happened in the United States — a birth, a marriage, a death or a divorce — so that it exists in the Honduran system.
How to file
- Book an appointment for the specific civil registry service.
- For a certificate from the registry, bring your identity card or passport and your registry details.
- For recording an event that happened here, bring the original U.S. certificate and the parents’ or spouses’ current documents.
- Pay the tariff where one applies.
- Collect the document during the visit, or follow the post’s delivery arrangements.
- If the document will be used in the United States, consider requesting the apostille at the same time.
Required documents
- Honduran identity card or valid passport.
- Full name and, where possible, identity number of the person concerned.
- Original U.S. certificate for events that happened here.
- Parents’ current documents for a child’s certification.
- Appointment confirmation.
- Payment in the accepted form.
Where to file
At the consulate covering your area, or at a mobile consular day. Someone in Honduras can also act for you at a registry office with a power of attorney.
Honduran Consulate
View details →ChicagoConsulado General de Honduras en Chicago
View details →IrvingConsulate General of Honduras in DFW
View details →McallenHonduras Consulate
View details →New OrleansConsulado General de Honduras en New Orleans
View details →New YorkConsulado General de Honduras en New York
View details →San FranciscoConsulado De Honduras en San Francisco
View details →WashingtonSeccion Consular de la Embajada de Honduras
View details →Additional notes
Confirm before travelling
Whether a post prints certificates on the spot, and whether the first one is free, varies between offices. A phone call saves a long drive.
The alternative route
A trusted person in Honduras can obtain your certificate at a registry office if you give them a notarised power of attorney with the proper formalities.
Apostille at the same time
If the certificate is for use in the United States, arranging the authentication while you are dealing with the document saves a second round.
Identity card
Consulates also issue the national identity card, which several other procedures depend on.