Austria - Obtain Death Certificate

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Procedure

• You can submit your request to obtain a copy of a death certificate at any registry office. You may do this in person, in writing or electronically (using your citizen's card).
• For requests submitted in person, the certificate is usually issued immediately .
• If you are outside Austria: You may go to an Austrian diplomatic mission or the Austrian representation abroad, they will help you process your request to obtain a copy of a death certificate.

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Required Documents

Death Registration:

• Death Notification
• Valid identification of the one reporting the death
• Personal documents of the dead / deceased - if any:
  • birth certificate
  • Proof of nationality or certificate of origin
  • Marriage certificate / partnership certificate
  • If divorced:
    • Divorce decision or decree of divorce
    • For registered partners / registered partners: Judgment on the dissolution of registered partnership
  • Possibly documentary proof of academic degrees

Copy of death certificate:

• Valid identification

Office Locations & Contacts

Registry Office

To search for a registry office: Link

Statutory Cities: [Link

To search for Registry Offices in Municipalities: Link

Vienna Registry Offices
20, Dresdner Strae 93
Phone: +43 1 4000-35089
Fax: +43 1 4000-99-35070
E-mail : [email protected]

Austrian representations abroad

Eligibility

The death must be reported to the registry office. A death certificate will only be issued after the death was registered with the competent authority.

Those who are obliged to report the event (in order):

• The director / conductor of the hospital in which the person died
• The doctor / doctor who / who made the mortem examinations
• The one who has authority or agency over the police investigation into the death
• The Spouse / the spouse, registered partner / registered partner or other family members
• The last Unterkunftsgeberin / the last property manager
• Other people who have knowledge of the death due to their own perceptions

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Validity

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Processing Time

For requests submitted in person, the certificate is usually issued immediately.

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Instructions

Competent authority (where can you get a copy of a death certificate):

• The civil status office responsible for the place of death ( eg location of the hospital or nursing home) has jurisdiction:
  • The registry office or registry office Association of Municipality
  • In Statutarstdten : the registry office of the magistrate
  • In Vienna: the registry offices in Vienna.

You can submit your request to obtain a copy of a death certificate at any registry office.

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1. Date of Birth.
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External Links

Austrian Government Portal

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