Bahamas - Obtain a Death Certificate

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Procedure

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A death can be registered in following ways

1. Death Certificate can be registered over the counter at the Registrar General’s Department or
2. An Online request can be made for a death registration by the Mortician.
3. Registering a death in the Family Islands
   
   

Over the counter registration

1. The Applicant shall submit a Medical Certificate of Death to the Death Registry section of the Registrar General’s Department.
2. Upon submission of the document, the information is entered into the death register and a death certificate is printed and signed by the Registrar.
   
   

Online 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

1. 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.
   

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Required Documents

• Medical Certificate of Death.
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Births and Deaths Section
Registrar General’s Department
Cor. of Shirley and Charlotte Street
P.O. Box N 532
Nassau
New Providence
The Bahamas
Tel. (242) 397-9105/8957/9110
Fax. (242) 322-5553
email. [email protected] 
email. [email protected] 
Opening Hours: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except on Public Holidays.
Contact Address Details Link:Contact Link
Contact Address Details for Family Island Link:Contact link

Eligibility

Only registered morticians can register a death.

Fees

No processing fee for this service.

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There are no deadlines for this service.

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The Processing time for this service is one day.

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