A death certificate is the registration of a person's death with the registrar of births, marriages and deaths at the place of death.
Target Group
- Burger
Conditions
Condition
Proof
When declaring the death, you must bring the following documents:
- death certificate written by the doctor
- identity card of the deceased
- identity card of the declarant
- marriage certificate of the deceased
- driving licence of the deceased
- any last will and testament of the deceased.
In case of a suspicious or violent death, bring the following additional documents:
- official report from a police officer
- permission for burial or cremation from the public prosecutor.
Procedure
Procedure
A death must be declared as soon as possible to the registrar of births, marriages and deaths in the municipality where the person died.
- The establishment of the death itself is done by a doctor. He or she draws up a death certificate.
- If someone dies at home, notify the GP or doctor on call.
- If someone dies in a hospital or other care facility, the person in charge there will issue a death certificate.
- In the event of a fatal accident, the police will draw up an official report in the presence of a doctor.
- The death must then be declared as soon as possible (the death certificate itself) to the registrar of births, marriages and deaths in the municipality where the person died.
- Usually, the undertaker takes care of the death declaration and all the administrative formalities. But you can also do this yourself.
- The registrar will draw up a death certificate. This is the official record of the death.
Remember to also inform the following people or institutions of the death:
- bank
- notary
- insurance company
- health insurance fund
- pension service
- taxes
- homeowner
- water company
- gas and electricity supplier
- employer
- ...