You can get a certificate of next of kin of a deceased person, if you were a next of kin on the day of death. The certificate is issued once and is kept in the records of the Municipality where the deceased was a registered citizen. You then get copies of this certificate.

Initial issue

You can have the certificate issued for the first time by:

• any Citizens' Service Centre (KEP) or
• the Municipality where the deceased was a registered citizen

Create the application on gov.gr and select the KEP / Municipality to which you will address it.

You will need:

• your personal Taxisnet credentials
• the details of the deceased person

Select "Application to a KEP / Municipality".
The certificate will be sent to your Inbox at a later date, and you will be notified by e-mail and sms.
The certificate of next of kin that will be issued by a KEP of Municipality bears a unique code and the signature and stamp of the Municipality.

See if the Municipality of the deceased person has joined gov.gr.

Instant electronic copies
You can issue a copy of a certificate of next of kin issued after 16.04.2020, if you are the closest relative of the deceased person.

Select " Log in to the service ".
The copy you will issue electronically bears a unique verification code and an advanced electronic stamp and is mandatorily accepted by all public and private sector bodies.

Alternatively, you have the option to book an online appointment on myKEPlive so as to be served by an employee of the Citizens' Service Centres (KEP) via video conference.

It should be noted that if the certificate of next of kin concerns spouses or parents of the same sex, until the completion of the required technical changes, it should be issued only by application to a KEP or a Municipality and not directly online.