A death that occurred abroad can also be recorded—that is, entered—in a German death register upon your request. This so-called retroactive registration also applies to deaths on foreign seagoing vessels.

Deaths on foreign seagoing vessels are deaths that occur abroad, with the distinguishing feature that the place of death is a foreign seagoing vessel.

With retroactive registration, an entry is made in a German death registry in addition to the registration abroad—that is, in addition to the entry in the death registry of the country where the death occurred.

You can apply for a subsequent registration at the appropriate German civil registry office.