How to register a death

If a British National dies in Greece a family member can apply for a Consular death certificate for the deceased person with the Consulate in Athens. Consular registration of death is not a legal requirement but there are some benefits:

• an entry will be made in the Consular register of Deaths by the British Consulate in Athens 
• a British style certificate will be issued
• a record of the death will be held by the General Register Office in the UK

To register a death with the British Embassy in Athens you will need to provide:

• Original Greek Death Certificate (ΛΗΞΙΑΡΧΙΚΗ ΠΡΑΞΗ ΘΑΝΑΤΟΥ, NOT an Extract (ΑΠΟΣΠΑΣΜΑ)
• Overseas Death Registration Form completed
• Passport of the deceased 
• Applicable Consular Fees
• Evidence of deceased British Nationality; full length birth certificate or certificate registration/naturalisation
  

Please note: The Consular death registration certificate will not include a cause of death as many Greek certificates do not include this detail.

We aim to complete this service within 3 working days from the receipt of a properly completed application. All original documentation you submit will be returned to you. There is no time limit before which the registration must be effected. Copies are sent to the General Registry Office at Southport whilst the original register is kept at the Embassy in Athens for further copies if required. After the current year the registration copies can only be obtained from the General Register Office in the UK.

The application form can be submitted to the Consular Section during opening hours, or sent to us by registered post or by courier.

Payment can be made in cash or by postal order payable to "The Consular Section, British Embassy Athens". We also accept MasterCard or Visa Credit/Debit cards. Please print a Credit Card Payment Authorisation Form.

For information on the cost of this service and other please see our Fees Table. All fees are subject to changes due to fluctuations in the exchange rate. There is a fee of €3 for the death certificate to be sent to you by registered post.