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Apply for a death certificate for a family member

Source: BUS Rheinland-Pfalz

The death certificate is a document that certifies the death of a person.

You can receive the application for a death certificate as

  • the last spouse or partner
  • the last civil partner within the meaning of the Registered Civil Partnership Act
  • ancestors and descendants of the deceased person or
  • siblings with a legitimate interest and
  • close relatives with a legal interest, for example by means of a letter from the probate court

You can submit the application at any registry office. The certificate is issued by the registry office keeping the register.

The death certificate contains the following information about the deceased person

  • The first names and surname, maiden name,
  • place and date of birth,
  • the last place of residence and marital status,
  • the first names and surname, maiden name of the spouse or civil partner,
  • Place and time of death.

The death certificate can be important, for example, for

  • the funeral and its preparation, for example for coffining and repatriation,
  • the settlement of the estate and
  • claiming statutory or private insurance benefits.

For online application:

Register of deaths, apply for a certificate

The nearest responsible office to you:

Standesamt

The registry office in Mainz is only open to the public by prior appointment.

Request for certificates

Under Downloads/Links you will find our ordering and payment system for certificates from the register of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths.

Alternatively, you can request certificates in writing or by fax. Please enclose a copy of your identity card or passport. We will send you the certificate by cash on delivery. You pay the fee plus a postal charge to the delivery company.

The order address is:

Registry Office Mainz, Kaiserstraße 3-5, 55116 Mainz

Fax: +49 6131 12-2032

Leaving the church

If you wish to submit a declaration of withdrawal from the church, you must first make an appointment.

Use the following link to register your intention to leave the church:

Online pre-registration to leave the church

Alternatively, you can submit the declaration in writing to the registry office. The declaration must be publicly notarized, e.g. by a notary.

Recommendation for wearing masks

In all administrative buildings, there is no longer an obligation to wear medical face masks (surgical masks), FFP2 masks or masks of a comparable standard.
Nevertheless, all citizens are free to wear a mask. Please also observe the distancing and hygiene rules.

Address

Kaiserstraße 3-5
55116 Mainz
Remark:
Kaiserstraße Town Hall, Kreyßig Wing

Building access


Remark:
Wheelchair-accessible WC available (5th floor Kreyßig wing, first floor Lauteren wing).

Postal address

Postal address 3620
55026 Mainz

Building access


Remark:
Wheelchair-accessible WC available (5th floor Kreyßig wing, first floor Lauteren wing).

Contact

Telephone

06131 122224

Telephone

06131 122883

Fax

06131 122032

Opening hours

All offices are open to the public by appointment.

Certificate office, church resignations:

If you would like to speak to us in person, you must make an appointment by telephone beforehand.

Birth certificates:

If you would like to speak to us in person, you must first make an appointment by telephone.

Death certifications:

Monday 8.30 am to 12 noon
Tuesday 8.30 am to 12 noon
Wednesday 10 am to 12 noon
Thursday 8.30 am to 12 noon
Friday 8.30 am to 12 noon

Marriage registrations, special cases, e.g. certificate of capacity to marry, name declarations:

If you would like to speak to us in person, you must first make an appointment by telephone.

Pension law matters:

If you would like to speak to us in person, you must first make an appointment by telephone.

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