To register a death abroad in the Swiss civil status register (Infostar) the documents listed on this webpage are to be submitted to the Swiss representation competent for the country where the death occurred.

• death certificate (Assento de óbito) of deceased
  
• An official translation into a Swiss national language is only necessary if the death certificate is handwritten. A certificate in the form of a computer printout does not need to be translated.
  

The death certificate must be accompanied by a declaration (Declaração) from the Ministry of Justice (Ministério da Justiça, Direcção Nacional dos Registos e do Notariado, Serviços Técnicos) and certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministério das Relações Exteriores, Departamento Consular).

Death abroad

To register a death abroad in the Swiss civil status register (Infostar), the following documents and information generally have to be submitted to the competent Swiss representation:

• death certificate - original
• Swiss identity documents (passport & identity card) for cancellation – at the written request of the family, the cancelled documents can be returned as mementos (please specify this when submitting the documents)
• address and contact details of the surviving relatives

Death in Switzerland

The competent Swiss representation must also be notified of the death in Switzerland of Swiss Abroad or their foreign spouses, in order to update the personal details in the register of the Swiss Abroad. The following documents and information have to be submitted to the competent Swiss representation:

• photocopy of Swiss death certificate (original not required)
• Swiss identity documents (passport & identity card) for cancellation, if they have not been cancelled already by a passport office in Switzerland – at the written request of the family, the cancelled documents can be returned as mementos (please specify this when submitting the documents)
• address and contact details of the surviving relatives