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Apply In-Person

  • To obtain a death certificate, you must register the death that occurred to the Register General Department (RDG) office, please view the RDG contact details and location map via this link:Link and the RDG Branch contact via this link:link


If a Person dies of natural cause at home:

  1. Visit the nearest police station to report the death and obtain the police report
  2. Then go to the medical officer who examined the deceased at least three months before the death, the doctor will complete and sign a medical certificate of the cause of death (MCCD) and issue it to you
  3. Take the MCCD to the local RDG office where the death occurred for registration and present your identification documents to the RDG official at the service desk
  4. The official will verify the MCCD and provide you an application form for death certificate
  5. Fill the form correctly and pay the application fee as recommended and obtain the payment, Note: that you can apply for an express service at an additional cost.
  6. Submit the complete application form and payment receipt to the RDG official at the service desk who will confirm the application and that you have paid the correct payment
  7. Upon confirmation, the official will enter the application data into RDG system and forward it for processing and you will be issued a registration/entry number and order for burial.
  8. Then the death certificate will be processed and sent to the applicant through the home address you had issued in your application form, within six week or between seven to ten days, if you had applied for an express service or with three to four days of payment


If a person dies of natural causes in a hospital:

  1. If the death has occurred in a medical facility, the attending medical officer completes and signs the a medical certificate of the cause of death (MCCD) and issue it to you
  2. Take the MCCD to the local RDG office where the death occurred for registration and present your identification documents to the RDG official at the service desk
  3. The official will verify the MCCD and provide you an application form for death certificate
  4. Fill the form correctly and pay the application fee as recommended and obtain the payment note that you can apply for an express service at an additional cost
  5. Submit the complete application form and payment receipt to the RDG official at the service desk who will confirm the application and that you have paid the correct payment
  6. Upon confirmation, the official will enter the application data into RDG system and forward it for processing and you will be issued a registration/entry number and order for burial
  7. Then the death certificate will processed and sent you the applicant through the home address you issued in your application with six week or between seven to ten days if you applied for an express service or with three to four days of payment


In the Case of Sudden or Violent Deaths:

  1. Report the death to the nearest police station and obtain the police report
  2. Then the police officer in charge of the case will order an autopsy or post-mortem to determine the cause of the death of the deceased
  3. After the post-mortem is completed, the police officer will issue an order burial to you for burial of the deceased
  4. And then the police officer will deliver the complete signed post-mortem by a pathologist or medical officer to the coroner’s court
  5. Request a certificate of coroner (form D) form the responsible police or the coroner court
  6. Take the Form D to any of the RDG office to record the death of the deceased
  7. The RDG official will verify the Form D and provide you an application form for death certificate
  8. Fill the form correctly and pay the application fee as recommended and obtain the payment note that you can apply for an express service at an additional cost
  9. Submit the complete application form and payment receipt to the RDG official at the service desk who will confirm the application and that you have paid the correct payment
  10. Upon confirmation, the official will enter the application data into RDG system and forward it for processing and you will be issued a registration/entry number.
  11. The death certificate will be processed and sent to you the applicant through the home address you had issued in your application within six week for normal processing or between seven to ten days or three to four days depending on the express processing service you had applied for.


Apply Online - Death Certificate Online with Images

  1. Once the death has occurred, visit the RDG office to obtain the registration number using one of the processes mentioned above
  2. You can also obtain the registration number through online via the RDG online application form through this link: Link
  3. Read the provide information and proceed to the Death Certificate application form if you have the death entry/registration number, click on “APPLY NOW” to fill the online application form and if you don’t have the entry number, click blow Apply Now button fill the application form for death entry. Fill the form and submit to obtain the entry number
  4. With death entry number, go to the online application form:Link and fill all the required information accurately and then submit the application form
  5. Once submitted you will be required to pay the necessary application fee according to the number of copies that you have applied for
  6. Once the payment is complete, the RGD will process your application and issued you the death certificate


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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Identification documents
  • Online application form
  • Entry number
  • Payment receipt
  • Complete application form i.e.
    • Medical Certificate of the Cause of Death
    • Post Mortem Examination Report
    • Certificate of Coroner (Form D)
    • Coroner’s Certificate of Finding of Jury (Form E)


Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Registrar General's Department
Twickenham Park, St. Catherine
Telephone: 876-749-0550876-619-1260
Email: [email protected]
Website: Link
Contact Information and location map:Link
Branch contact details: Link

Other Offices:
SAVANNA-LA-MAR Regional Office
Address: 7 1/2 Lewis Street
Telephone: 955-9265 / 955-9002
Fax: 918-3522

MONTEGO BAY Regional Office
Address: 22A 1/2 Humber Avenue, (Natural Mystic Plaza)
Telephone: 971-8556 - 8
Fax: 940-3836
Marriage Unit: 971-7387

PORT ANTONIO Regional Office
Address: 19 West Palm Ave
Telephone: 715-5226 / 715-5273
Fax: 715-5150

SANTA CRUZ Regional Office
Address: 3 Jewel Close
Telephone: 966-9096 / 966-9970
Fax: 966-3952

MANDEVILLE Regional Office
Address: 24 Hargreaves Avenue, Shop# G12
Telephone: 625-1719-21 / 625-2028-9
Fax: 625-1722

ST. ANNS BAY Regional Office
Address: 5 Windsor Road
Telephone: 794-9550-2
Fax: 794-9506

KINGSTON Regional Office
Address: 40 Duke Street, Kingston
Telephone: 922-0010-12 / 922-0014 / 922-0036 / 922-0018
Fax: 922-9156

PORTMORE Regional Office
Address: West Trade Way,Big Buy Plaza, Shop# 1-2
Telephone: 619-1260/749-0550

MAY PEN Regional Office
Address: 10-12 Bryants Crescent, May Pen Clarendon
Telephone: 902-2938
Fax: 986-9101

EligibilityEdit

  • All death that have occurred in Jamaica are eligible for registration and obtain the death certificate


FeesEdit

With entry number

  • Fist copy: J$ 1500
  • Additional Copy: J$ 500
  • Two Copies: J$ 2000


Without entry number

  • Fist copy: J$ 1750
  • Additional Copy: J$ 500
  • Two Copies: J$ 2250


In addition to these fee

  • For processing within 7 to 10 days: J$ 1000
  • For express service within 3 to 4 days: J$ 2500


ValidityEdit

  • Death certificate are valid forever


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Processing TimeEdit

  • Normal service: with 6 weeks
  • Express service: within 7 to 10 days or 3 to 4 days depending on the application payment


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InstructionsEdit

  • Deaths are classified under two categories: sudden/violent and natural causes. Natural deaths are those where the deceased was being regularly attended to by a medical doctor (at least three months before death) and where the cause of death is not under reasonable doubt by the medical doctor. Sudden are those for which the deceased was not under the care of a medical doctor and whose cause of death may be under suspicion of foul play. Violent deaths, as the name suggests are those that occurred under violent circumstances.
  • Deaths deemed to have occurred from natural causes are to be registered within five days, however the registration of sudden/violent deaths is dependent on the completion of several government processes and therefore has no time requirement.
  • You cannot make online applications for death certificates where the registration took place within ten working days prior to the date of application. If you require a death certificate for such registrations, you must visit our Head office at Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, or one of RGD Branch Offices to make your application.


Required InformationEdit

  • Name of deceased
  • Sex of Deceased: Male or Female
  • Date of Death
  • Date of Registration
  • Death Entry Number
  • Cause of Death
  • Place, Parish and District of Death and Registration


Need for the DocumentEdit

  • The death certificate proves the name of the person that appears in it is deceased and it can be used to process other documents where prove of death is required


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Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Death certificate is used:

  • As a legal proof of death
  • To settle an estate
  • To claim benefits such as pension and insurance
  • To serve as proof of desolation of marriage if you wish to remarry


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