Argentina - Register a Death

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Procedure

1. Go to a local Civil Registry Office. Bring along the required documents.
2. Present and submit the documents.
3. Register the death by completing a form.

Notes:

• All paperworks must be submitted and signed by the Civil Registry before permission is granted to bury the body.
• If the deceased is to be buried in another location, copies of the paperwork are required by the civil registry in the desired resting place.
• If there's a mistake in the registration of the death or supporting documentation has not been supplied, there is often a small charge. In the absence of supporting documentation, the municipality requires two people with identification that knew the deceased well to sign a declaration form.

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Required Documents

• IED certificate issued by the doctor that pronounced the death (Informe Estadstico de Defuncin)
• Passport or national identity document (Documento Nacional de Identidad - DNI) of the deceased
• An affidavit (declaration jurada) signed by a relative or a funeral home (funeraria) confirming the personal data of the deceased along with documental proof. This includes:
  • Date and place of birth, and parent's names - birth certificate
  • Marital status - marriage certificate or death certificate of spouse if a widow/er
  • Death certificate (Certificado de defuncin)
  • The identification number of the person or funeral home registering the death

Office Locations & Contacts

Registro Provincial de las Personas
Calle 1 N 1342 esq. 60
(1900) La Plata

Tel: +54 (0221) 429-6200

Email: Departamento de Relaciones con la Comunidad
[email protected]

Eligibility

Relative or friend of the deceased.

Fees

There is no fee in registering a death. However, administrative fee must be paid in order to obtain the burial permit (licencia de inhumacin).

Validity

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Instructions

• If a death occurs among a family, the friend or relative of the deceased must contact the doctor who certifies the death.
• If death occurs in suspicious circumstances or it is that of a stranger it should be reported to the police (Tel: 101).
• A doctor issues a death certificate (Certificado de defuncin) and an Informe Estadstico de Defuncin (IED) certificate. The IED contains information on the date of death and is used for statistical purposes only.
• To find a local Registry Office, click on the link: http://registronacional.com/registrocivil/registrocivil.php?w=registrocivil.gov.ar.

Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
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Need for the Document

Death in Argentina must be registered to the local Civil Registry within two (2) working days. Following is the procedure on how to register a death.

Information which might help

For information from the Buenos Aires government on registration of a death in Argentina: http://buenosaires.angloinfo.com/redirect/url/www.gob.gba.gov.ar/registro/tramites/defunciones.php

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

Death Registration: http://buenosaires.angloinfo.com/information/healthcare/death-dying/

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