Apply In-Person:

1. Application form for exporting a deceased body in Ethiopia is available in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ethiopia – contact link
2. Applicant must provide all necessary information in the application form before submitting it.
3. Applicant should make sure to carry photocopies and originals of all documents needed for this procedure to complete.
4. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure are mentioned under “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant should make sure to attach photocopies of necessary documents along with the application form while submitting it at the office.
6. Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.
7. If all above-mentioned procedures were followed properly, applicant can get their document within 7 to 14 days.
8. Applicant can get the document from the office after getting notification from concerned authorities.
9. If there is no information about the application even after 7 to 14 days, applicant can visit the office to know status of their application.
   

• Death Certificate
• Burial Transit Permit
• Letter from Health Department (to confirm that there was no contagious disease at the time of death)
• Burial Permit
• Letter from Hospital to state the cause of Death
• Passport
• Embalming Certificate from an authorized Funeral Home
• Contact Details of Consignee (Next Kin)
• Passport Number
• Letter from Embassy
  

Location: Addis Ababa
Address: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Contact: (+251)-115-517-345
Contact Link: – contact link
Location Link: – location link

The next kin of the deceased person is eligible to apply.

Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per authority’s request.

This document is valid for 3 months.

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The processing time for this procedure is 7-14 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicant must submit relevant references.
• Applicant should make sure to follow all instructions provided by concerned authorities properly.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
  

• Deceased Person’s ID Information
• Date of Death
• Place of Death
• Next of KIN Information
  

This process helps the next kin to export a deceased body from one country to another.

For exporting a deceased body, a metal hermetically sealable casket is recommended.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document / certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

– external link

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