Death certificate
Searching and obtaining official death documents in Ukraine

A death certificate (extract / certified copy of the death record) on the territory of Ukraine. The document will be issued by the relevant competent authority, therefore it will have full legal force.

125 EUR

Types of Docs
About Death (certificate / extract / copy)

There are several types of documents about death could be obtained.
Firstly, it’s a death certificate from Ukraine (for records younger than 76 years) that contains information about death date and place.
Secondly, it’s a death extract (for records younger than 76 years) that contains information about nationality/ethnicity.
Thirdly, it’s a certified copy of the death record with an archival death certificate/extract (for records older than 76 years) that contains all included information.
In conclusion, type of death document depends on your needs and requirements.

* for a death registered less than 76 years ago
** for a death registered more than 76 years ago

Death Certificate* Death Extract* Certified Copy of death record**
Full names of deceased yes yes yes
Date of death yes yes yes
Place of death yes yes yes
Date of birth for death after 1969 no no
Place of birth for death after 1969 no no
Nationality (ethnicity) no yes if specified
Family (parents, spouses, kids) no no no

How It Works
Terms & Conditions on Receiving Death Certificates / Documents

1

Input info about death

Please, contact me and provide an exact input information you have about death: WHEN was the death (date or at least approximate year), and WHERE was the death (exact village/town/city). If it’s suitable for you, please include full names of the deceased person whose death document you need.
Eventually, if you don’t know place or date of death, you may order tracing a person’s info to find this info.

2

Analysis info about death record

Using archival inventories and my long-term experience, I will analyze the information you provided and determine whether it is possible to obtain death documents, did original records were preserved, and if is there any possible risks. Consequently, I will inform you about possibilities to obtain death documents, cost & terms, list of documents required from you.

3

Invoice

Generally, you provide the required documents: in most cases, originals or scanned copies of a power of attorney and copies of documents proving kinship (family ties) [kinship↗] will be needed from you.
You pay the invoice.

4

Obtaining death certificate

Thereupon, I’m retrieving and obtaining the death documents you need from the relevant competent authorities. Sending you scanned copies of the obtained documents. Certainly, originals of these documents sending you to the address you specified and informing you with the tracking number.

5

Output — official death certificate

You receive shipment with official death certificate from Ukraine. It’s fully legally binding, so you can safely submit these documents to the consulate or your lawyer.

Samples
of archival documents about death


Vital records death ukraine 1936 front
Vital Records, Ukraine [USSR], 1936 — Death Records, front
UA DAK (State archive of Kyiv City), fonds R-1654, series 4, file 54, page 32

Vital records death ukraine 1936 back
Vital Records, Ukraine [USSR], 1936 — Death Records, back
UA DAK (State archive of Kyiv City), fonds R-1654, series 4, file 54, page 32 reverse

Jewish records death ukraine title
Metrical (synagogue) book, Jewish, Ukraine [russian Empire], 1915 — Title
UA TsDIAK (Central state historical archive of Ukraine, Kyiv), fonds 1167, series 1, file 373, page 1

Jewish records death 1915 ukraine records
Metrical (synagogue) book, Jewish, Ukraine [russian Empire], 1915 — Death Records
UA TsDIAK (Central state historical archive of Ukraine, Kyiv), fonds 1167, series 1, file 373, page 2 reverse