Death certificate Translation

A death certificate (Form C / international death registration extract) is an official record showing the date and place of death. It is requested for inheritance procedures, insurance compensation and widow's or orphan's pension applications.

In inheritance files, a death certificate is generally insufficient on its own; it is submitted together with a certificate of inheritance and a civil registry extract. Preparing the document list as a whole avoids having to repeat the process.

Which institutions request this document?

• Foreign courts — for inheritance and succession procedures
• Insurance companies — for life insurance claims
• Social security institutions — for widow's and orphan's pension applications
• Banks — for account transfer procedures

Certification requirements

Preparing your document

• Choose the international format (Form C) if it is available
• The certificate of inheritance may also need to be translated for an inheritance file
• For deaths occurring abroad, the apostilled original of the foreign document is required

Frequently asked questions