There is no obligation for the death of a British national overseas to be registered with the British Consulate-General. However, there are the advantages that a British form of the death certificate is then available, and that a record of the death is then held at the General Register Office in the UK.

 

Print and complete the application form registering a death and send it to the British Consulate General with the appropriate registration fees the deceased's local death certificate (not the certificate issued by the doctor) and the deceased's passport. If you send the deceased's passport, please complete form D1.

If the passport is lost or unavailable, please complete form LS01. Please also send the full UK Birth Certificate of the deceased, if available, as proof of citizenship.

In addition to every original document you send, you should also include a photocopy of each document. We will return all original documents to you.

If you have already returned to the UK and have decided to register a death that occurred in Spain, please apply to the following address: Nationality and Passports Section of the Consular Directorate, King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH. Tel: +44 (0) 207 008 0186