SPECIAL CONSULAR SERVICES

Information Required to Complete the Consular Report of the Death of an American Abroad

1. Original U.S. passport.  Unfortunately we cannot accept a copy or certified copy.  The passport is returned to the next-of-kin.

2. Original Irish death certificate. Death certificates may be obtained from the General Register Office (GRO), Government Offices, Convent Road, Roscommon, Ireland, tel: 353 (0) 90 6632900.  An application form and payment details may be found on the web site of the GRO, at www.groireland.ie.  Unfortunately we cannot accept a copy or certified copy.  The death certificate is forwarded to the Department of State in Washington for permanent filing, and is not returned to the next of kin.

3. Name, address and contact telephone number for the next-of-kin.

4. Name, address and phone number of the person who took custody of the deceased's property at the time of death.

5. Name, address and phone number of the person who will assume long-term responsibility for the deceased's effects and estate. 

6. Name, address and phone number of the person with whom the deceased resided at the time of death (if applicable).

7. The deceased's address in Ireland

8. The deceased's address in the United States.

9. The deceased's social security number (if known).