9.16 Rules in Case of Death ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ 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 2. Prerequisites Main Requirements: An original medical death certificate must be presented in order to obtain a death certificate. 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 Rules in Case of Death_EN.docx Πίσω στην προηγούμενη σελίδα