How to easily apply for a death certificate; requirements

A death Certificate is a legal document issued to the closest kin of a deceased person declaring details of the deceased such as: name, date, place of occurrence and cause of death. Here are the reasons why a Death Certificate is a crucial document and why you need it.

1. It relieves the deceased from all legal and social obligations tied to him or her.
2. Helps the relatives to lay claims such as insurance, pension and monetary balances.
3.Succession matters
4.Application of important documents such as passports for the deceased’s kin.

Apply In-Person:

1. Visit your local district registrar’s office of where the death occurred to make the application.
2. Here you will be given a death certificate application form to fill. You can also download the death certificate application form here.Death certificate application form
3. After filling the form, attach the burial permit to facilitate the search of record at the District Civil Registrars’ Office. You will also be required to attach the deceased’s national identity card.
4. Attach a death certificate fee of Kshs. 50 and any record amendment fee as advised by the office in case amendments are required on the original record of death. You will pay Ksh 90 for amendment death certificate.
5. Return the completed death certificate application form with the relevant fee to the District Civil Registrar.
6. It is issued within 3 days in Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu. In the districts, it takes 1 day.

Apply On-line:
On-line applications are available for Nairobi region only. Other regions will be added soon.

1. Visit E-Citizen
2. Log in or create account, if you do not have one.
3. Scroll down and look for civil registration department. Click the get service button
4. Next click the make application then select death certificate and follow the instructions
5. You will need to fill in the following information

   a) District of death

   b) Burial permit number

   c) Exact place of death

   d) Name of Deceased as per Identity Card

   e) Gender

   f) Date of Death

   g) Age of deceased

   h) Occupation of deceased

   i) Address of Applicant

6. Once you have keyed in the required information, click continue to review information.
7. Click’ ’submit’’’ to submit application and make payment. Choose method of payment.
8. The fee is 100 which is payable via Mpesa, Airtel money, KCB cash, Equity cash, Debit/ credit/Prepaid cash.
9. Make the payment then print your receipt of payment.
10. Submit a copy of your eCitizen invoice to ACK Bishop House for processing to begin. You should present the following to ACK Bishop House for processing to begin.

    i. Original ID card of the Deceased.

    ii. Burial permit of the Deceased.

11. The certificate will be ready after three days of processing.

Required Documents

• Original ID card of the Deceased.
• Burial permit of the Deceased.
• Notification of death.
• Your eCitizen invoice.