Antrag auf Ausstellung einer deutschen Sterbeurkunde bei einem Sterbefall im Ausland

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

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

• As the applicant, you must prove your identity (ID card, passport or copy of ID document).
• if necessary, the presentation of other documents is required.

• the prior subsequent certification of the death occurring abroad in a German death register.
• An application for the issuance of a death certificate can be made by:
  • spouses and partners of the deceased person
  • ancestors and descendants of the deceased person (e.g. child, grandchild)
  • Siblings of the deceased person, if you can prove a legitimate interest, or
  • other persons, if they show a credible legal interest.
• Applicants must be over 16 years of age.

• You submit the application for issuance of the death certificate to the competent 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 mail, unless a personal pickup has been arranged.
• The fees are paid by you either in advance or after sending / upon collection.

The period of 30 years for keeping the death register by the registry office must not have expired .

• Issue of a German death certificate in the event of a death abroad.
• The application for the issuance of a German death certificate can be made under certain conditions at the competent registry office.
• Fees are charged by the registry office.
• The prerequisite for the issuance of a German death certificate is the prior subsequent recording of the death that occurred abroad in a German death register.

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