Apply for a death certificate
Service description
A corpse passport is required for the transfer of a body abroad.
A corpse passport is also required for the transfer of a corpse from Hesse to other federal states if their legislation requires a corpse passport for the transport or burial of the corpse.
Procedure
You, or the funeral director you have appointed, should apply for the death certificate.
Which documents are required?
- Death certificate or certificate of deferral of notarisation
- Body certificate
- Certificate of the second post-mortem examination
- Certificate of proper burial by the funeral parlour
- Certificate from the funeral parlour that the transport will be carried out with a vehicle intended for transporting the body.
- If applicable, written authorisation for the commissioned funeral home
- If there are indications of a non-natural death or the body of an unknown person:
Authorisation from the public prosecutor's office or the local court - Medical certificate from the public health department stating that there are no health concerns regarding the transport of the body if the deceased was infected with a notifiable disease in accordance with the Infection Protection Act
What fees are incurred?
Fee: 31,00 €Prepayment: Nohttps://www.rv.hessenrecht.hessen.de/perma?d=jlr-NNLHE00005098NN00000000020For the issue of the passportLegal basis