From the Current Place of Residence

APPLICATION GUIDE FOR DEATH REGISTRATION

1. Registration of Death from the Current Place of Residence

A. Pre-application process

  • Bhutanese Citizen/Special Resident registered in the Bhutan Civil Registration System.

    1. Duly completed application Form No.  BCRS-DR-01;
    2. Original Citizenship Card/Special Resident Card of the deceased; and

    Notification of Death/Statement of Death (BCRS-DR-SD-01).

    Need to fulfill the following: –

    1. Notification of Death if death has occurred inside the health facility.
    2. Statement of Death (BCRS-DR-SD-01) by the Guarantor if the death has occurred outside the health facility.
    3. The Guarantor along with a Witness must be present in person with the Requestor for document verification.
    4. The guarantor must be a Bhutanese citizen aged 18 to 65 years who has sound knowledge about the deceased/family of the deceased.
    5. The witness must be a Bhutanese citizen aged 18 years and above.

    The guarantor and witness must give their thumb impression at the registration point.

    You can download the forms from the link below: –

    • BCRS-DR-01 (Death Registration Form)
    • BCRS-DR-SD-01 (Statement of Death)
    • Notification of Death issued by the Health Facility

    *Forms are also available in hardcopy at the registration points.

    B. Application process

    You can register death from any of the following registration points if all the requirements are completed: –

    • Community Service Centre (CSC);
    • Drungkhag Civil Registration & Census Office (Only four Drungkhags namely; Lhamoizingkha, Phuentsholing, Tashichholing and Umling)
    • Thromde Civil Registration and Census Office (TCRCO)
    • Dzongkhag Civil Registration and Census Office (DzCRCO)

    Step 1:  Keep a copy of Notification of Death/Statement of Death.

    Step 2: Fill up the Death Registration application form No. BCRS-DR-01.

    Step 3: Find a Guarantor, fill up the Statement of Death and affix a legal stamp if the death has occurred outside the health facility.

    Step 4:  Find a witness.

    Step 5: Visit the registration point with the Guarantor and Witness.

    Step 7: Submit the duly filled documents to the registration point.

    Step 8: The Guarantor and Witness shall give their thumb impression at the registration point.

    Step 9: Your application will be verified and endorsed by officials at the registration point.

    Step 11: The official shall then process the application for death registration in the Bhutan Civil Registration System.

    Step 13: Upon successful submission of the application, SMS alert with application number will be sent to the requestor’s mobile number.

    Step 14: The application shall be verified and approved in BCRS by the Department of Civil Registration and Census officials.

    Step 15: The death will be registered in the Bhutan Civil Registration System.

    Step 16:  SMS alert confirming the registration of death will be sent to the requestor’s mobile number.

    Note:

    Must produce the original Notification of Death/Statement of Death for the validation and surrender the Citizenship Identity Card/Special Resident Card at the registration point.

    How long does it take to register the death in the Bhutan Civil Registration System?

    The timeframe to register death in the Bhutan Civil Registration System is a maximum of 21 days upon submission of completed documents.

    The timeframe to register death in the Bhutan Civil Registration System is a maximum of 21 days upon submission of completed documents.

    C. Post- Application process

    The application status can be traced from the G2C Citizen Service Portal VIEW STATUS with application ID No. received through the SMS.

    • Civil Registration and Census Office in 20 Dzongkhags, 4 Thromdes, 4 Drungkhags (Lhamoizingkha, Phuentsholing, Tashichholing and Umling), Community Service Centres where you have submitted the documents.
    • Trace contact from the link  CONTACT LIST  on the Department’s website.
    • You can also contact your concerned Gup/Thromde Representative/Thromde Tshogpa.
    You can provide your feedback, suggestions and grievances through the following platforms: –

    ●      Service Evaluation Tool (SET) link