Death Cases
Death of Indian National in Syrian Arab Republic-
Formalities for
local Burial or Transportation of Mortal Remains to India
| Death Cases - Attestation of Documents |
| Sl. |
Description |
Fees* |
|
1.
|
Registration of Death |
SP 50** |
|
2.
|
Certified copy of the Death Certificate |
Gratis |
|
3.
|
Attestation of Local Death Certificate |
Gratis |
|
4.
|
Attestation of Medical Report |
Gratis |
|
5.
|
Attestation of Police Report |
Gratis |
|
6.
|
Attestation of List of Personal Belongings of the deceased |
Gratis |
|
7.
|
No Objection for Dispatch / Burial of Dead Body |
Gratis |
|
8.
|
Miscellaneous Attestation |
Gratis |
**with the proviso that HOM/HOP
may waive these charges
(Time Required: Documents
for attestation may be submitted to the Consular Wing of the Embassy between
0900 hrs and 1100 hrs on any working day and are generally returned between 1600
hrs and 1630 hrs the same day)
Formalities
to be completed following the death of an Indian National in Syrian Arab
Republic
In the unfortunate event
of the death of an Indian national in Syria,
the mortal remains can either be buried in Syrian
Arab Republic
or transported to India.
Please follow the under-mentioned procedure in this regard:
- Lodge a report with the police at once
- Rush the body to the hospital and get a death
certificate
- Inform the next of kin in India
- The next of kin has to send a letter stating
that he/she has no objection for the burial or transportation of mortal remains
and authorizing either the sponsor, close relative/ friend or any other person
known to them, to take charge of the body for local burial or transportation to
India.
- Embalming and preservation of the dead body
is normally done at the hospital itself. (In Syria,
one can contact M/s Ashkar Company for Tours
and Travels, After Municipality Office, Sayeda Zainab, Damascus Suburb (Tel. Nos.
6474244, 6474245, Mob. No. 0944212088) for services relating to preparation of
coffin/transportation etc.)
- Contact any of the airlines flying to India
to obtain the airline schedule and book the passage of the casket.
- The authorized representative to come to the
Indian Embassy with copies of the police report, death certificate, medical
certificate (Embalming certificate) and the passport of the deceased.
- The Indian Embassy will attest all the
documents related to the death/dispatch of the body free of charge, cancel the
passport, and issue a Registration Certificate of Death (fee SP. 50**) for
transportation of the body of the deceased to India.
- In case the body is unclaimed, the Syrian
police will dispose it after waiting for a reasonable duration, say about three
months.
Please note the Indian Embassy does not have
any provision to bear any expenses with regard to any of the above. Nor can the
Indian Embassy take the responsibility of sending to India or disposal of the body etc
of any deceased. The responsibility of
doing so is that of the employer, in case of a worker, or that of duly
authorized friends and/or relatives of the deceased. The Indian Embassy only
assists in doing all the paperwork required. For cases of death, our officials
are available round the clock to do the necessary paperwork without charging
any emergency fees. The fee for obtaining the Death Registration Certificate is
SP 50**.
For compensation arising out of Industrial
accidents, the above mentioned procedure has to be followed in addition to the
formalities for compensation/insurance claim as per the agreement with the
Company/Employer. In all other cases, the normal court procedure is to be
followed to get compensation. Indian Embassy can assist in the follow up of
such cases, but does not have any locus standi to act in case of inadequate or
delayed payment of compensation.
Local
Burial - Requirement of Documents
- Medical
Report or Death Report from hospital with English translation.
- Copy
of Power of Attorney from the next of kin of the deceased with Arabic
translation (Duly signed and attested by Notary Public).
- Police
Report copy with English translation (for unnatural death only - accident,
murder, suicide, etc.).
- Copy
of passport of the deceased, translated in Arabic by Sworn Translator and
attested by Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Letter
from employer to the Embassy regarding legal dues of deceased.
Transportation
of Dead Body - Requirement of Documents
- Medical
Report or Death Report from hospital stating that the death was not due to
any infectious disease, with English translation.
- Death
certificate attested by Ministry of Health, with English translation
- Embalming
certificate that the body has been properly embalmed duly attested by
Ministry of Health, with English translation.
- A
certificate/report by Directorate of Health duly attested by Ministry of
Health to the effect that the body can be taken out of Syria, with English
translation.
- A
certificate from the funeral agency/casket company that the coffin containing
the remains of the deceased contains no items other than the deceased’s
body and necessary packing, with English translation.
- Copy
of Power of Attorney from the next of kin of the deceased with Arabic
translation (Duly signed and attested by Notary Public).
- Police
Report copy with English translation.
- No
objection/approval to take body out of Syria by Ministry of Interior,
with English translation.
- Original
passport of the deceased along with copy of passport and Iqama (if
applicable) of the deceased.
- Letter
from employer to the Embassy regarding legal dues of deceased.
