16 steps to repatriate remains of Filipino expats from UAE

Dubai - Philippine vice-consul Marianne Bringas gave the step-by-step procedure, cost and average time to finish the requirements.

> If the person dies in the hospital, get a death notification from the hospital. If the person dies outside the hospital, obtain a forensic medical report from the police to investigate the cause of death. Issued in 3-7 days.
> Register the death with the police station nearest to where the deceased was living
> Certification: Secure a Death Certificate from the Ministry of Health, Al Baraha in Deira
> Attestation: The certificate is attested by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Naturalisation and Residency. Death Certificate and attestation cost is Dh210
> Translation: If the remains will be transported to a non-Arab country, you must get the certificate translated into English by a notary. Legal translation of the document is Dh500.
> Go to the Department of Naturalisation and Residency for visa cancellation; cost is Dh100
> Inform the Philippine Consulate and register the death. Provide a No Objection Certificate (NOC), and cancel the passport. The consulate is not responsible for paperwork or procedures. The Philippines Consulate fee for Report of Death is Dh100 and the NOC is Dh100.
> Return with the documents to the police station. Some stations require documents translated into Arabic. The police will issue three letters for releasing the body from the hospital, embalming the body and transporting the body to the airport (in case of repatriation).
> Embalming cost is approximately Dh1,010. Give the three letters to the Medical Fitness Centre in Sonapur (telephone number is 04-5023910). They will verify that your documents are in order and check if the deceased had any contagious
disease. Eg: HIV. If yes,
it cannot be embalmed
in Dubai.
> Release: Use the certificate to release the body from the police or hospital mortuary.
> Transport: An ambulance takes the body to Sonapur for embalming. Ambulance costs is Dh210 per ride.
> Coffin: You may buy a standard coffin at the embalming centre. The coffin is Dh1,200 (approximately for a standard box).
> At the airport: Take all documents plus seven photocopies to the Cargo village and airlines for repatriation. Go to the CID police office in the airport and submit the letter
to them.
> Repatriation: If you transport the body back to the country of origin, an ambulance will transport the body from the embalming centre to the airport.
> Documents: DNATA is the handling agent for shipping human remains. Submit the cancelled passport of the deceased, death certificate, clearance certificate from the Dubai Police and consulate and embalming certificate. Pay freight and handling charges and get the
airway bill.
> Shipping: The coffin is labelled as human remains and scanned at the airport. Pay the airlines for the shipping costs. (Basic air freight from Dubai to Manila on Philippine Airlines is approximately Dh30 + 4.23 surcharge per kilogramme of human remains + airway bill fee of Dh100).
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