New online service to purchase certified copies of Birth Certificates is now available. Click here to place your order.Be a person qualified to make a change or correction. Who Can Apply for a Correction? To apply for a correction: you must be the person named on the certificate and at least 18 years old, or a. Yes you have to be born in Houston but you can only get the long form from vital statistics, the county clerk doesn't have the long form one. The following forms are available for downloading, printing and completing. Correcting a Birth Certificate (PDF), VS-170. Complete and sign the appropriate birth certificate form. Enclose original documents to support the amendment.