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Death Registration *

All deaths must be registered within 21 days of the death to the best of his/her knowledge and belief by the person responsible for burying the body.

Note: Still births are registered as a death. Registrars are required to insert “still born” in the Register of Births.Morticians log on to access the online services using go to service button.

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Eligibility

Only registered morticians can register a death.

Process

A death can be registered either over the counter at the Registrar General’s Department or a request can be made for a death registration online by the Mortician.

Over the counter registration

  1. Submit a Medical Certificate of Death to the Death Registry section of the Registrar General’s Department.
  2. Upon receipt, the information is entered into the death register and a death certificate is printed and signed by the Registrar.

Making an Online Death Registration request using the Registrar General’s Civil Registry Information System (CRIS)

  1. Morticians log on to access the Online Services for Morticians using their log in credentials.
  2. Morticians follow the online steps to make a request for a death registration using information from the medical certificate of death.
  3. The Mortician then submits the medical certificate of death to the Death Registry section of the Registrar General’s Department.
  4. Upon successful inspection of both the Medical and online submission, a death certificate is printed, signed by the Registrar and issued.

Registering a death in the Family Islands

Morticians can submit their documents to the Family Island Administrator who will do the registration. Death registrations sent in by the Family Islands are recorded at the Registrar General’s Department.

Application Form(s)

There is no application form for this service.

Supporting Documents

Medical Certificate of Death.

Turn-around time

Within one day.

Deadline

There are no deadlines for this service.

Related Fee(s)

There are no fees associated with this service.

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