Antrag auf Ausstellung einer deutschen Sterbeurkunde bei einem Sterbefall im Ausland

You can apply for a German death certificate for a death that occurred abroad at the competent German registry office.

You can apply for a German death certificate for a death that occurred abroad at the competent German registry office.

• As the applicant, you must provide proof of your identity (identity card, passport or copy of identity document),
• you may be required to submit further documents.

• the prior subsequent certification of the death abroad in a German death register.
• An application for the issue of a death certificate can be made by
  • Spouses and life partners of the deceased person,
  • ancestors and descendants of the deceased person (e.g. child, grandchild),
  • siblings of the deceased person, if they can credibly demonstrate a legitimate interest, or
  • other persons if they can credibly demonstrate a legal interest.
• Applicants must be over 16 years of age.

• You submit the application for the death certificate to the relevant registry office and enclose the required documents.
• The registry office will check your details and the documents you have submitted and, if necessary, issue the death certificate.
• The registry office will send you the death certificate by post if no personal collection has been arranged.
• The fees will be paid either in advance or after sending / on collection.

The 30-year period for keeping the register of deaths by the registry office must not have expired.

• Issuing a German death certificate in the event of a death abroad.
• The application for the issue of a German death certificate can be submitted to the competent office under certain conditions.
• Fees are charged by the registry office.
• The prerequisite for the issue of a German death certificate is the prior subsequent certification of the death abroad in a German death register
• responsible: Registry office

You submit the application to the registry office that has subsequently certified the death abroad in the death register kept by it.