22 C.F.R. § 72.4 Normal reporting procedure.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
(a) Purpose and use of Form FS–192. Form FS–192, “Report of the Death of an American Citizen”, is an administrative report established for the purpose of providing essential facts concerning the death of a United States citizen, and should be used to report the death officially to the Department, to the legal representative, and to the closest known relative of the deceased. Notification of death by telegraph does not eliminate the necessity for reporting the death on Form FS–192. (b) Information required on Form FS–192. All information called for under the various headings of Form FS–192 should be supplied in as much detail as possible. When prolonged delay is experienced in procuring full data, the consular officer should prepare and distribute a preliminary report of death on Form FS–192, marking the report “Preliminary.” This should be followed by a final and complete report as soon as full data are available. Expanded comments necessary to cover special circumstances concerning the death, should appear under the heading “Remarks.” When applicable, statements concerning the following subjects should also appear under the heading “Remarks”: (1) Disposition made of the passport and certificate of naturalization (see §72.8); (2) If the deceased is known to have been the recipient of continuing payments other than salary from the Federal Government (e.g., retirement, social security, disability compensation, or veterans insurance or benefits), indication of the nature of the Payments received; (3) If the deceased is a Selective Service registrant of inductible age, his Selective Service registration number and the number and address of his Local Board, when known. (c) Signing and sealing of Form FS–192. All copies of the Form FS–192 should be signed by the consular officer with his name and official title typed below, and the consular impression seal should be impressed on each copy. (d) Transmission of Form FS–192 to the Department. The original of Form FS–192 shall be sent to the Department, plus one additional copy for each agency concerned, if the deceased was: (1) A recipient of continuing payments other than salary from the Federal Government; or (2) An officer or employee of the Federal Government (other than Department of Defense or Coast Guard); or (3) A Selective Service registrant of inductible age. (e) Transmission of form to legal representative and next of kin. A copy of Form FS–192 should be sent to the legal representative. A copy should also be sent to the closest known relative of the deceased (or relatives, if there are two or more persons having equal interests). No fee is prescribed for sending one copy each of completed Form FS–192 to the legal representative and to the closest known relative or relatives. (f) Transmission of form to other consular districts. In the event that a part of the personal estate of the decedent is known to be in a consular district other than that in which the death occurs (see §72.32), a copy of Form FS–192 should be sent to the consular officer in the other district. (g) Supplying copies of form. Copies of Form FS–192 shall be supplied by the Department of State or by the Foreign Service post upon request to any person having valid need therefor. Charges are as prescribed in the Schedule of Fees (§21.1 of this chapter) or in the Tariff of Fees, Foreign Service of the United States of America (§22.1 of this chapter).
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 72—DEATHS AND ESTATES
Reporting Deaths of United States Citizens
§ 72.4 Normal reporting procedure.
