How to request electronic delivery of a death certificate via Absher

The Absher platform now offers a service for requesting electronic delivery of death certificates to the beneficiary’s registered address on the platform.

Absher explained that this service enables citizens to easily request the delivery of a death certificate for a first-degree family member, employee, or dependent online.

To use the service, users should log in to the Absher website, select Civil Affairs Services from the My Services menu, then choose Death Certificate Services, and finally submit a request for delivery of a death certificate.

Amending death certificate details

The Ministry of Interior’s Civil Affairs Agency has addressed common questions regarding the service for electronically amending death certificate details via Absher.

Through its official account on X, Civil Affairs stated that the service allows beneficiaries to request amendments or corrections to several data fields, according to approved regulations and procedures. The agency clarified answers to the most frequently asked questions as follows:

1 - Does submitting a request to amend death certificate details require supporting documents?

Yes, you must attach documents that verify the accuracy of the requested amendment.

2 - Which details can be amended on the death certificate?

You may request to amend or correct the country of death, city of death, date of death, time of death, or cause of death.

3 - Can more than one detail be amended in a single request?

Yes, you can request to amend multiple details in the same application, in accordance with the approved regulations and procedures.

4 - Can a paper copy of the death certificate be requested after an amendment is approved?

Yes, once your request to amend the death certificate details is approved, you may request a paper copy of the certificate and choose to receive it via the document delivery service, or review the request details if it is not approved.