For loved ones, death brings not only mourning but in many cases also a
major organisational challenge. Who needs to be informed of the death? How do you
plan a funeral? Here you will find information about burial, funerals, and the
necessary formalities.
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 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 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.
Have you paid for the repatriation of a person insured under the statutory accident insurance scheme? Then you can recover the costs if the person died as a result of an insured...
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...
