Name of the Organization : Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration
Type of Facility : Death Registration
Country : Namibia
Website : https://www.gov.na/
Death Registration :
Description:
Application for a Death Certificate.
Related : Ministry of Home Affairs & Immigration Notification & Late Registration of Births Namibia : www.statusin.org/6621.html
Requirements:
Registration of a death:
** Notification of Death Form
** Identification of deceased (Original and certified copy of Birth Certificate or ID)
** Identification of applicant
** Medical / Hospital Certificate
Alteration:
** Alteration Form
** Death Certificate (Original and certified copy)
** Supporting documents proving the mistake on the Death Certificate
** Affidavit stating the reason for the change
Duplicate Certificate:
** Application for Duplicate Form
* * Identification of deceased (Original and certified copy of Birth Certificate or ID)
Fees:
Registration: Free
Alteration: N$ 30
Duplicate Certificate: N$ 12
Contact Information:
Contact No Head Office: +264 61 292 2111
Who can Apply for Birth Registration?
| Situation | Who can register the birth? | What will the surname be on the child’s birth certificate? |
| Both parents want to register birth. Parents are married. | Either parent. Marriage certificate must be provided. | Surname of the married parents. If the parents use different surnames, parents can choose which surname of these surnames to give the child. |
| Both parents want to register the birth. Parents are not married. | Either parent. Father will be listed on birth certificate only if both parents consent to it. Father should be present, or provide sworn statement that he has consented to be listed on birth certificate. | It can be the surname of either parent. Surname of father will be used only if he and the mother both consent to this. Surname will otherwise be the surname of the mother. |
| Mother or father wants to register birth. Parents are not married. The other parent is alive but not participating in the registration of the child. | Either parent. Mother is not required to give any information about the father, but the father must provide documents for the mother if he is the one registering the child. | Surname of the parent registering the birth. Father’s surname will be used only if both he and the mother consent to this. Otherwise child will have the mother’s surname. |
| Mother or father wants to register birth. The other parent is deceased. | The surviving parent. Mother is not required to provide information about the father if the parents are unmarried. The death certificate of the deceased parent should be provided if the his/her name is to be added to the birth certificate. Deceased parent’s name can only be added when the birth certificate is issued for the first time. Deceased parent cannot be added to the birth certificate at a later stage. | If a death certificate is provided of a parent, the surname of either parent can be used. If the death certificate is not available, the surname of the parent registering the child will be used. |
About Us :
To help people overcome almost a century of hatred and mistrust, the Government of the Republic of Namibia adopted the policy of National Reconciliation shortly after independence.
National reconciliation was considered the only realistic policy for cultivating a national ethos in a society that was for over a century racially and ethnically stratified. The policy of Affirmative Action that was also adopted shortly after independence has largely removed the inherited inequity in access to opportunities in a once divided society.