Foreign Death Records
Obtaining a Report for a U.S. Citizens Who Dies Abroad
When a U.S. citizen dies in a foreign country, the death is normally reported to the nearest U.S. consular office. The consul prepares the official Report of the Death of an American Citizen Abroad (Form DS-2060), and a copy of the Report of Death is filed permanently at the U.S. Department of State, except for members of the Armed Forces (see exception below).
Twenty (20) copies of DS-2060 are provided for no fee and automatically sent to the next of kin. The fee for additional copies of DS-2060 is determined by 22 CFR 22.1, and may be subject to change.
To obtain a copy of DS-2060 write to:
U.S. Department of State
Record Services Division
CA/PPT/S/TO/RS
44132 Mercure Circle [DHL/FedEx/UPS]
P.O. Box 1213 [USPS]
Sterling, VA 20166-1213
You may also want to obtain records from the applicable foreign country:
Military Personnel Exception
Reports of the deaths of service members, Form DD-2064, Certificate of Death (Overseas), along with any civil certificate of death, are made only to the branch of the service to which the person was attached at the time of death.
Requests for copies of records should be directed as follows:
Army:
Commander USTAPA
Attention:TAPC-PED
Alexandria, VA 22331-0482
Navy (Active Duty and Civilian Employees):
Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Code 3134
23rd and E Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20372
Air Force:
HQ AFESC/DEHM
Tyndall AFB, FL 32403-6001
Marine Corps:
HQ Marine Corps
Line 3 MSPA-1
Washington, DC 20380
Coast Guard:
Commandant GPE
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 2nd Street, SW
Washington, DC 20593
Civilian Employees of DOD (Except for Navy):
National Personnel Records Center
111 Winnebago Street
St. Louis, MO 63118