9.16 Rules in Case of Death

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Registration of Deaths, Death Certificates and Repatriation of Remains

Contents
1. Overview
2. Prerequisites
3. Certificates
4. Legislation
5. Assistance Services

1. Overview
1. Overview
The death of a person who died in Cyprus is recorded by the Registrar of the district in which the person died.
A death certificate is issued on the day on which the death certificate is entered in the Register of Deaths.
A death certificate can be obtained from any District Administration, regardless of the district in which the person died, by completing the necessary form and presenting the original medical death certificate.
A fee of EUR 5 is payable for each certificate.
The statutory fee payable if the death is registered after a period of 1 year has expired is EUR 30.

2. Prerequisites

3. Certificates (if not issued electronically)
3. Certificates (if not issued electronically)
The informant must submit the following in order to register the death*:
• a death registration form signed by the informant
• an original medical certificate citing the cause of death, signed and stamped by a doctor
or,
if an inquest is held, an original coroner’s certificate and a medical death certificate stating the date and place of death
If the death is registered after the statutory period of 1 year has expired, the following must be submitted:

 sworn statement
 completed death registration form
 confirmation of death issued by a doctor or confirmation of burial issued by a priest
The statutory surcharge of EUR 30 is payable in the above case.
*The informant must be one of the persons referred to in Article 48(2) of the Civil Registry Law of 2002 (Law 141(I)/2002)

4. Legislation

5. Assistance Services

Related Content

http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/crmd/crmd.nsf/All/C91DA3B4C8D12C31C2257D1E001E8A1D?OpenDocument

http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/crmd/crmd.nsf/All/C91DA3B4C8D12C31C2257D1E001E8A1D/$file/%CE%91%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B7%20%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1%20%CF%80%CE%B9%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C%20%CE%B8%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85.pdf

http://www.cylaw.org/nomoi/enop/non-ind/2002_1_141/full.html

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