Apply for a certificate of notification of death
Service description
If you cannot be issued a death certificate after reporting a death due to missing data or proof, you can have the notification of death certified.
This certificate serves as proof that you have fulfilled your duty of disclosure.
You can use the certificate to prove that the death has been duly reported. The notification is a prerequisite for the burial of the deceased person.
Procedure
You can apply for a certificate of notification and deferral of notarisation verbally or in writing at the registry office.
- Apply for the certificate at the relevant registry office.
- The registry office will check your details and issue the certificate if necessary.
- The registry office will send you the certificate of registration by post if no personal collection has been arranged.
Prerequisites
- The death must be reported by you to the registry office in whose district the death occurred.
- The notarisation of the death you have reported must have been postponed by the competent registry office due to missing data or evidence.
Which documents are required?
There are no required documents.
What deadlines do I have to observe?
There are no deadlines.
Processing time
The processing time may vary.
Legal basis
Short text
- Certificate is issued if data or documents for notarising the death and issuing the death certificate are still missing
- Application for the certificate can be made verbally or in writing
- Competent authority: competent registry office to which you have made the notification of death.
Typing
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