Would you like to reserve a specific grave before your death? For this purpose, you can acquire a right of use.
If you cannot be issued a death certificate after reporting a death due to missing data, you can have the death report certified.
For the transfer of a corpse to another federal state, a corpse passport is only required if this or a federal state touched on the journey requires one.
A corpse passport is...
If one of your family members has died, you can apply for a death certificate at the competent registry office.
The death of a person during the voyage on a seagoing ship flying the federal flag must be certified by the competent authority.
This also applies if the death occurred during...
If you need to present a German death certificate in another European country, you can apply for the issuance of a multilingual form at the registry office.
If you are raising a child alone because your divorced partner has died, you can receive a child-raising pension.
If a German or a German without a permanent residence in Germany dies abroad, you can have the death subsequently notarized at the responsible German registry office.
Properly issued death certificates from abroad are generally recognised in Germany. There is no obligation to re-notarize.However, the subsequent entry in the death register can...
You can apply for the subsequent certification of a death on a foreign seagoing vessel in a German death register at the responsible German registry office.
The funeral allowance is paid to those who have covered the costs of the funeral of the deceased. It is:
for pensioners:
874,00 Euro (from 01.07.17: 891 Euro)
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The occupancy and extension of a private burial place as well as the reoccupation of a closed burial place require a written permission of the competent authority.
Find out here about the possibility of forest burial.
If a funeral is not organized by relatives or representatives of the deceased person, a proper burial takes place.
If a person dies, a death certificate must be issued. You can find out who gets them and what they are important for here.
In order to carry out a burial in the coffin, many things must be considered. An overview can be found here.
You can apply for the issuance of a German death certificate for a death occurring abroad at the responsible German registry office.
Find out here about the possibility of cremation.
Have you paid for the transfer of a person with statutory accident insurance? Then you can recover the costs if the person died as a result of an insured event.
If you need a multilingual extract from the civil register, you can apply for it at the competent registry office. The extracts are issued, for example, from birth, marriage and...
You want to transfer your right of use for a grave site to another person? Find out more here.
Find out here what you have to consider in the event of a death of a relative.
As a widow, widower or part of a civil partnership with the deceased person, you can receive a pension from the statutory accident insurance.
