How to register a death
The procedure of registration of death and repatriation of bodies in Latvia is completely covered by undertakers’ services.
Undertakers' services in Latvia
Death has to be registered with the Register Office of the respective town in Latvia where the death has occurred. There is only one office in Riga which does death registration: 1A Aizsaules Street, tel: 67378373. Death registration is free of charge. You should submit the following documents:
- Certificate of the cause of death (issued by a medical establishment)
- The deceased person’s passport
- Form provided by Register Office.
For a death to be registered at the British Embassy you will need to fill in an application form and bring us the originals of the following documents:
- Local death certificate
- Birth certificate
There is no obligation to register a death at the British Consulate but by doing so, you can obtain a UK death certificate and a permanent copy of it will always be available in English in the UK. To obtain a UK death certificate, you will have to fill in a death registration form.
For fees please see our Consular fees page.
How do I read the form?
The forms are stored in the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To read them on screen and print them out, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader programme to be installed on your computer. You can download it free of charge from the:
If you have any problems downloading the forms/information leaflets, please contact us.
