Does anyone know if the NYC Health Department will do a search for a death certificate (about 7-10 year) if the person died in the 1990s and the exact date is unknown? I have his birthdate and his SSN! He is not listed in the SSDI because they have no proof of his death. I was told if no payment was required at his death then there was no need to report his death to the SSA. The SSA reported his SSN to me but will not give out his original application because of no proof of death. Thanks, Rob

Yes. The basic $15 fee covers a 2 year search, then $3/year after that. See: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/html/vr/vrdeath.html I'm surprised the SSA released anything whatsoever, much less a SSN, for an individual they didn't have entered as deceased. On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 18:52:37 -0500, Rob Stieglitz wrote: > Does anyone know if the NYC Health Department will do a search for a > death certificate (about 7-10 year) if the person died in the 1990s and > the exact date is unknown? I have his birthdate and his SSN! He is not > listed in the SSDI because they have no proof of his death. I was told > if no payment was required at his death then there was no need to report > his death to the SSA. The SSA reported his SSN to me but will not give > out his original application because of no proof of death. > > Thanks, > Rob