Aspects of daily life
Death
The information offered here should offer a guide to help you with the many different matters which have to be taken care of by relatives in the case of a death.
Note: The range of general information and procedure descriptions offered in German however is more extensive than that offered in English. At present you will find the following subjects in English: Vehicles, Trading Licence, Studying, Moving House, Business Start-Up, Immigration.
In connection with a death, questions are often asked about "Organ donations" and "Advance directives". In the corresponding procedure description you can find out how to get an organ donor card and where to get additional information on this subject as well as information on advance directives.
To the procedures and services:
- Anzeige der Hausgeburt
- Anzeige des Sterbefalls beim Standesamt
- Anzeige von Geburten in öffentlichen oder privaten Kliniken und Einrichtungen
- Ausstellung der Todesbescheinigung
- Ausstellung eines Leichenpasses
- Bestattungskosten - Sozialhilfe
- Erbschein
- Erdbestattung
- Feuerbestattung
- Hinterbliebenenrente - Witwen-, Witwer- und Waisenrente
- Nachlasssicherung
- Seebestattung
- Sterbefall im Ausland - Eintrag in das deutsche Sterberegister
- Sterbeurkunde