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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Notification of a death


The death of a person must be reported to the registry office in whose area of responsibility he or she died no later than the third working day following the death.

Death outside an institution (hospital, retirement and nursing home, other facility):

The person

  • who lived in the same household as the deceased,
  • in whose home the death occurred,

and

  • who was present at the time of death or is informed of the death from his or her own knowledge,

is obliged to report the death orally or in writing. The notification can also be made by a funeral home.

Deaths in an institution:

  • The institution must notify the registry office of the death.

Which documents are required?

  • Marriage or civil partnership certificate of the last marriage or civil partnership, if applicable, proof of dissolution
  • Birth certificate of the deceased (possibly not necessary if the registration data of the birth result from a marriage or civil partnership certificate)
  • Proof of last place of residence (e.g. identity card, simple population register information, rental agreement, electricity bill or comparable documents)
  • medical certificate of death

Requirements

  • If the death did not occur in a hospital, retirement and nursing home or other facility, the person
    • who lived in the same household as the deceased,
    • in whose home the death occurred, and
    • who was present at the death or learned of the death,

obligation to report the death orally. The person can also entrust it to a funeral home.

  • Funeral directors registered with a Chamber of Crafts, Industry or Commerce can make the notification in writing.
  • Hospitals, retirement and nursing homes or other facilities must notify the death in writing.

Costs

Fee: free of charge

Process flow

  • If the death did not occur in a hospital, retirement or nursing home or other facility,
    • you need to contact a doctor and a funeral director

and

  • report the death orally to the competent registry office or instruct the undertaker to report it.
  • If the death occurred in hospital, you as a relative should contact a funeral director in consultation with the hospital staff.
  • The doctor issues a death certificate and usually hands it over to the undertaker.
  • If you have instructed the undertaker to make the report, he or she will prepare a written death notice (including all necessary documents) and hand it over to the registry office.
  • If the death occurred in a hospital, retirement and nursing home or other facility, the institution will prepare the written death notification and send it to the registry office.
  • The registry office checks the documents presented for authenticity and the information on the documents for completeness.
  • The death may be recorded in the death register.
  • If requested, the registry office will issue death certificates from the established register.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

A death must be reported no later than the third working day following the death.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Competent authority

The responsibility lies with the registry office in whose area the person died.

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)