Guide to Obtaining a Death Certificate: Steps and Requirements

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Description

What is it?

A death certificate is a legal document providing proof of death, date of occurrence, and the personal details of the deceased.

Who needs it?

People who are settling the deceased’s legal and financial affairs, including family members, legal representatives, and anyone else needing proof of death.

Procedure

  1. You need to report the death to the local Civil Registry Office (Lixiarchio) where the person passed away within three business days 10 Days of Death Reporting Law .
  2. You need to bring a medical death certificate (issued by the doctor who confirmed the death) to the Civil Registry Office.
  3. The Civil Registry Office will create a ‘Death Declaration’ (Dilosi Thanatou) which should be signed by two relatives within four degrees of kinship or, if this can’t be provided, by two witnesses that know about the death.

Required Documents

  • Medical death certificate
  • Deceased’s ID card
  • In case of hospital or institution death, a certificate issued by the head of the hospital or institution
  • Information about the deceased (full name, profession, residence, marital status, name of spouse, names of parents)

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Additional details

If the deceased is a foreigner, the death must be declared both in the town where it occurred and in Athens at the Department of Foreigners and Foreign Affairs (Tmima Xenon & Exoterikon) of the Municipality of Athens.

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