Death Registration

If the deceased was a Portuguese national

Required documents:

• Full transcript of bith certificate for death registration purposes (can be obtained by the Consulate);
• Full marriage and birth certificates of the spouse, if the deceased was married, for detah registration (can also be obtained by the
  Consulate, if the spouse is Portuguese);
• Full transcript of Birth Certificate.

Important Note: If at death, the deceased did not have in its records the endorsements for actual marital status, its updating will be necessary before the death registration.

If the deceased is a foreigner, to update the Portuguese spouse birth record

Required documents:

• Full transcript of Death Certificate;
• Birth Certificate of the surviving spouse (can be obtained by the Consulate);
• Marriage Certificate (can be obtained by the Consulate, if marriage was registered in Portugal).

Fees:

• Death Registration – Exempt
• Death Registration with removal of remains to Portugal – USD 58.50
• Coffin/Ashes transport license – USD 35.10

For the preparation of documentation, regarding the transfer of deceased, it is imperative that the request of the transfer is made 48 hours in advance.

All questions and/or information on the subject should be sent to the email: consulate.newark@mne.pt.