1. To obtain a copy of a Death Certificate, applicants will need to submit a request to their local Civil Registry Office.
2. Do not forget to bring a valid identification. The registry personnel may ask for your ID in order to confirm your identity and make sure that you have the right to obtain the certificate.
3. When you submit your request make sure that you have provided these important details which will make searching for the record easier:
   1. Name of the deceased
   2. Sex
   3. Date of death
4. Pay the application fee and wait for instructions from the Registrar regarding when can you comeback to collect the certificate.

If you are outside Timor-Leste

You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get in touch with the nearest Embassy of Timor-Leste in the country you are currently staying. The Embassy's consular services section will be able to help process your request to obtain a copy of a death certificate.

• Identity card of the deceased (original and photocopy)
• Written request for the certificate

Direco Nacional dos Registo e do Notariado
National Directorate of Registers and Notaries

Endereo de Correio Postal
Ministrio da Justia
Avenido Jacinto Cndido
Dili-Timor Leste

Email: dnrn@mj.gov.tl
Telephone:(+670) 77230056, (+670) 3322454
VOIP 44031, 44032, 44033, 44034, 44035, 44036, 44037

Timor-Leste Embassies

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

Death Certificate: MZN 50,00

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

It will take about 2 days for your request for a certificate is processed.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Name of the deceased
• Sex
• Date of death

This procedure provides information on how you can obtain a copy of a death certificate in Timor-Leste.

Enter other informations which might help

A copy of the original death certificate is often needed to be presented in the following cases:

• claiming life insurance benefits;
• claiming pensions
• settling estates

• Timor-Leste Business Guide
• Ministry of Justice

More information which might help people.