United Kingdom Consular Officers can register deaths or assist in having deaths registered. In Denmark the Register of Deaths is kept by H M Consul at the British Embassy, Kastelsvej 36-40, 2100 Copenhagen Ø.

The registration of a death will serve as a record locally and the death will also be registered at the General Register Office, Southport, Merseyside. British death certificates can be issued in either Copenhagen or through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London.

WHICH DEATHS MAY BE REGISTERED?

The death of a British citizen by birth, naturalisation, registration or adoption in the United Kingdom, or a British Overseas Territories citizen by birth, naturalisation or registration in a dependent territory.

If an applicant is unable to call at the Consular Section in Copenhagen during office hours, the attached application, when completed (in block capitals or typed), dated and signed, should be sent to the Consular Section with the appropriate fee and the following documents: (Photocopies of documents are not acceptable).

-         The Danish death certificate;

-         Evidence of claim to citizenship.

Deaths of persons who are Commonwealth citizens but NOT British citizens cannot be registered at the British Embassy. Applicants are advised to apply to the nearest representative of the Commonwealth country concerned.

FEES AND POSTAGE

The fee is DKK 835.00 for registration and DKK 540.00 for each certified copy issued at the time of registration.

If the documents are to be returned by post please send DKK 80.00 to cover the registered postage or and addressed and stamped envelope.

Only cheques and postal drafts (‘postanvisning’) for the exact amount can be accepted with applications or payments by Visa or Mastercards (the relevant form is available from our website Upload Credit Card Authorisation Slip).  Please do not send cash

Download Death Registration Form  (PDF, 13.0K)

02 June 2009