Tell the Post Office someone has died

You can use this service to tell the Post Office that someone has died and therefore you would like to redirect their mail to a different address.

A redirection notice will last for 6 months.

There are separate forms if you would like to:

• redirect your personal mail
• redirect your business mail

Who can use the service

Only the person who is named as executor of the will can redirect the mail. The executor must present Letters Testamentary to the Post Office before the redirection can be processed. You need to take the will to the Supreme Court to get Letters Testamentary.

If there is no will, the deceased’s next of kin (or other persons entitled by law) may apply to the High Court for a grant of Letters of Administration.

You can read more about Letters Testamentary and Letters of Administration on the Barbados Judicial System website.

How to redirect someone's mail after their death

Complete the form

There are 2 ways to redirect their mail. You can:

1. Tell the Post Office online

   Complete the online form

2. Complete a paper form and return it to any Post Office

   You can either:

   1. Download and print the form from the Barbados Postal Service website.
   2. Collect a paper form from any Post Office.

Whether you complete the form online or on paper, you will need to pay $13 BBD by credit or debit card, or in cash, at any Post Office when you go to verify your identity.

What you will need to share

Along with your contact details, the redirection form asks you to share:

• your details, including your relationship to the person who has died
• details of the person who has died, including their address
• where mail should be redirected to
• start date of redirection
• end date of the redirection (a redirection notice lasts a maximum of 6 months)

After you have submitted the form

You must visit any Post Office, in person, to:

1. Sign the form.
2. Verify your identity with your National ID card.
3. Present proof you have authority to act on behalf of the deceased person. This could be the Letters Testamentary or the Letters of Administration.

If you complete the online redirection form, the Post Office cashier will ask for the reference number on the confirmation email.

After the Post Office has processed your request

The Barbados Postal Service will begin to deliver the mail to the new address from the start date you gave on the form. The redirection notice will last for 6 months.

The Post Office is responsible for this service.