Obtain the death certificate (multiple copies)
The death certificate is the document you will be asked for almost everywhere — banks, EFKA, the tax office. The death is registered at the registry office of the place of death, usually arranged by the funeral home. Get several copies from the start so you don't have to go back.
Steps
- Confirm the death was registered at the registry office of the place of death — the funeral home usually handles this.
- Issue copies via gov.gr (Family → Loss) using Taxisnet credentials, or at any KEP citizen service centre.
- Keep 5–10 copies — banks, EFKA, the tax office and providers will ask for them.
Documents usually needed
- ID card or passport
Frequently asked questions
How many copies of the death certificate do I need?
Usually 5–10. Banks, EFKA, the tax office, insurers and utility providers all ask for one. Through gov.gr you can issue further copies for free whenever you run out.
Can I get the death certificate online?
Yes. Once the death is registered with the civil registry, copies are issued electronically through gov.gr (Family → Bereavement) with Taxisnet credentials, or at any KEP citizen service office.
Who registers the death with the civil registry?
In practice the funeral home almost always handles registration at the civil registry of the place of death. Confirm it with them — it is the first step everything else depends on.
In-depth guides for each case
- Greek death certificate online via gov.gr — step by step →
- Greek death certificate at a KEP office — what you need →
- Medical death certificate in Greece — what it is and who issues it →
- Greek death certificate for older deaths (before 2013) →
- Athens civil registry — Greek death certificate →
- Death certificate in Greece for heirs abroad →
- Athens Special Registry — registering a death abroad in Greece →
- Death certificate — Thessaloniki →
- Death certificate — Patras →
- Death certificate — Heraklion →
- Death certificate — Larissa →
- Death certificate — Volos →
- Death certificate — Ioannina →
- Death certificate — Chania →
- Death certificate — Rhodes →
- Death certificate — Kalamata →
- Death certificate — Serres →
- Death certificate — Katerini →
- Death certificate — Chalkida →
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