Correct or Update Errors on Death Record In Jamaica By Yourself
- You or your declarant can correct or update an error in a death record by visiting the Registrar General Department (RGD). Please view the RGD contact details, location map, and RGD Branch contacts via this link Link.
- You can either obtain the application form to correct an error in a death record at the RGD office, or you can download it directly from this link: Link
- Please read the form carefully and complete it in front of a Justice-of-the-peace (JP) or Notary public. The dates must be signed by the Notary Public/J.P. The date you sign must match the date you signed. If errors are made while filling out the form, they must be crossed out by the Notary Public or J.P.
- Next, prepare all required documents and attach them with the application form
- Pay the application fee at the RGD office closest to you, depending on the service that you are applying for, e.g., express or normal.
- Submit the completed application to the RGD official at service desk for processing and verification. Before processing your application, a declarant must be interviewed by the RGD. Interviews for signing Declarants are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- After a successful application, RGD will review your request and amend your death record.
Apply Online
- You can fill out the online application to correct an error in a death record by visiting the RGD website at Link.
- Scroll down to “Correction of Error”, and then click on the statement “To obtain a pdf copy of the required forms select the type of correction of error” Open the dropbox, and choose “Death”.
- To download the indemnity form, click on “Indemnity Form”. The complete indemnity form is required for any application to correct an error in a death record.
- To access the online application form, click “APPLY NOW!” after you have completed the indemnity forms.
- Fill out all fields and click “Submit Application”.
- After submitting your application successfully, you will need to submit all required supporting documents to RGD. This includes the complete indemnity forms and payment of the application fee.
- RGD will then verify and process your application, and send it to you at the pick-up location that you have chosen while filling out the online form.
- Take the correct death record to the location.
Required Documents For Correct or Update Errors on Death Record
To correct the name or age of the deceased
- Birth Certificate for the deceased
To correct the gender of the deceased
- Birth Certificate for the deceased
- Certificate of marriage
- Birth certificate for children
To correct a deceased occupation
- Letter of employment
- Job ID
To correct the date of death
- Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD), or Post-mortem examination report
To correct the deceased status
- Certificate of marriage
- No impediment
- Absolute denial
- If applicable, death certificate for the former spouse
Mandatory documents
- Form of indemnity
- Identification document
Find Office Locations and Contacts
Department of the Registrar GeneralTwickenham, St. Catherine
Telephone: 876-749-0550
876-619-1260
Email: information@rgd.gov.jm
Website: Link
Contact information and location map: Link
Branch details: Link
Other Offices
SAVANNA–LA-MAR Regional Office
Address: 7 1/2 Lewis Street
Telephone: 955-9265 / 955-9002
Fax: 918-3522
MONTEGO BAY Regional Office
Address: 22A 1/2 Humber Avenue (Natural Mystic Plaza).
Telephone: 971-8556 – 8
Fax: 940-3836
Marriage Unit: 971-7387
PORT ANTONIO Regional Office
Address: 19 West Palm Ave
Telephone: 715-5226 / 715-5273
Fax: 715-5150
SANTA CRUZ Regional Office
Address: 3 Jewel Close
Telephone: 966-9096 / 966-9970
Fax: 966-3952
MANDEVILLE Regional office
Address: Shop# G12, 24 Hargreaves Avenue
Telephone: 625-1719-21 / 625-2028-9
Fax: 625-1722
ST. ANNS BAY Regional Office
Address: 5 Windsor Road
Telephone: 794-9550-2
Fax: 794-9506
KINGSTON Regional office
Address: 40 Duke Street Kingston
Telephone: 922-0010-12 / 922-0014 / 922-0036 / 922-0018
Fax: 922-9156
PORTMORE Regional Office
Address: West Trade Way Big Buy Plaza
Shop# 1-2Telephone: 619-1260/749-0550
MAY PEN Regional Office
Address: 10-12 Bryants Crescent, May Pen Clarendon
Telephone: 902-2938
Fax: 986-9101
Eligibility
- If an error occurred while entering details on a Jamaican death record, all recorded deaths are eligible for correction
Fee
- For normal service: $4,500 (4-6 weeks)
- Express service available at $6,500 (7-10 business days).
- Additional copies: 500 (at the time you apply)
Validity
- The death certificate is valid for life
Documents for Use
- Application form: Link
Processing Time
- Normal service: 4 to 6-weeks
- Express service available 7-10 days
Instructions
- All signatures must be identical to the ID
- For processing an application, ID must be provided by the Applicant and Declarant.
- All errors must be crossed out, and all signatures JP/Notary Public must be initialed.
- All information must be written clearly
- Except for those issued by Registrar General’s Departments, all photocopied IDs must be certified by J.P./Notary Public.
- A declarant who has an overseas address must sign before a Jamaican J.P.
- Incomplete applications won’t be processed
Requirements Information
- Name and details of the deceased
- Number of copies to be applied
- Registration details
- Applicant details
- Statutory declaration
You will need the document
- To prove the death of the deceased, you will need a certificate or death record.
Other uses for the Certificate/Document
- You can use a death certificate to process other documents or settle disputes that require proof of death.
External Links
RGD: Link