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Registration of Deaths

What you should know...
  • Only District Registrars of Births and Deaths can register deaths.
  • There is no cost to register a death.
  • No burial should occur without first registering the death.
Registration: where, when, by whom
  • Where: at the Registrar nearest to where the person died
  • When: within five (5) days of the death
  • By whom: by the nearest relative, who was present at the death
There are additional District Registrars now located at:
  • Port of Spain General Hospital
  • San Fernando General Hospital
  • Mt. Hope Maternity Hospital
  • Sangre Grande County Hospital
Documents needed to register are:
  • Cause of Death Certificate (issued by Doctor in attendance to the Deceased)
  • Identification document of Deceased (ID card, Passport, Driver's Permit)
  • Personal identification of the relative doing the registration

Death Certificates

Certificates can be obtained at:
• Registration House, South Quay, POS
• 32 Pro Queen St., Arima
• Birjah Building, cor. Rushworth & Independence Ave., San Fernando
• Jerningham St. Scarborough, Tobago

Certificates cost $25 and are issued within five (5) working days


Need More Information?

For more information on registration of deaths and obtaining death certificates, click here for details on services offered by the Registrar General's Department.

 

 


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