Death certificate attestation
Get a death certificate attested by the mission for banks, courts, insurers or repatriation.
The mission examines the original death certificate, checks it with the issuing registry where it needs to, and attests it with a QR stamp that anyone can verify. Family members, executors and others dealing with the person's affairs can apply.
At a glance
- Issued by
- The Sierra Leone mission that serves the country you live in.
- Processing time
- Most attestations are ready within 10 working days of payment and of the mission receiving the original certificate.
- Originals and visits
- Send or bring the original death certificate to the mission. It is returned to you with the attestation, in person or by prepaid mail.
- How you get it
- Collect it from the mission, or have it posted to you in a prepaid envelope you send.
- When you pay
- When you apply.
Who can apply
Relatives of the person who died, and executors, legal representatives or funeral directors dealing with their affairs, who need a death certificate attested.
What you need
Documents to upload
You can upload each of these, or bring or send it to the mission instead.
- The death certificateA scan or photo; the original is sent or brought to the mission.
- Your passport or IDThe photo page of your passport, or both sides of your ID card.
- Proof of your authority to actA grant of probate, letter of administration, or a letter from the family appointing you.Needed if you answer “Executor or legal representative”, “Funeral director” or “Other” to “What were you to the person who died?”
To send, bring or do
- Prepaid self-addressed envelopeSend a prepaid self-addressed envelope to the mission for the return of the certificate.Needed if you answer “Prepaid mail” to “How do you want to receive the attested certificate?”
Also upload, if you have them
- Their passport or IDThe photo page of their passport or their ID card, if you have it.
- Proof of your relationshipA marriage or birth certificate showing the relationship.Needed if you answer “Spouse or partner”, “Child”, “Parent”, “Sibling” or “Other relative” to “What were you to the person who died?”
The mission then checks
- Death certificate verified with the issuer, registry or authority
How it works
- Apply online with the details of the person who died.
- Send or bring the original death certificate to the mission.
- Pay the fee to the mission and submit your receipt details.
- The mission examines the certificate and checks it with the issuing registry where needed.
- The mission attests the certificate with a QR stamp that anyone can verify online.
Fees and how to pay
You pay the mission when you apply, then send your receipt details with the application or from the tracking page.
The ways to pay depend on the mission. Choose the country where you live to see them.
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