Documentation The following documents are needed in case of a funeral:
- medical certificate of cause of death - health insurance card or ID - retirement pension documents / documents about other benefits - certificates about the possession of a grave (if existing)
if unmarried: - birth certificate and/or entries from a family register - family register - identity card
if married: - birth certificate - marriage certificate (family register) and/or entries from a family register - identity card
if divorced: - birth certificate and/or entries from the family register - identity card - death certificate or medical certificate of death for the deceased partner
if widowed: - birth certificate - marriage certificate (family register) - identity card - certificate of death or announcement of death for the deceased partner
Passport/ID as well as certificates must be provided as original documents as well as translated into German by an ISO-certified translator for birth/marriage/death/divorce certificates.