Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for the Export of a Deceased Body, the applicant has to visit the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children contact link
2. Applicant should obtain the application form from the office and fill it up with all the necessary information in it.
3. Applicant should make sure to carry both photocopies and originals of all the documents that are needed for completing this procedure.
4. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure have been mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Applicant must attach photocopies of all the documents (whichever is necessary) along with the application form before submitting it at the office.
6. The Fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request along with the submission of the application form.
7. Once the fee is successfully paid, the applicant will be provided with a receipt of payment from the officer.
8. The applicant has to keep the receipt safely for future use and then, the processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.
9. An SMS or E-mail will be sent by the office to the applicant mentioning the availability of the document
10. After receiving the notification from the office, the applicant can visit the office to get the document.
11. If there is no information regarding the document is provided, the applicant has to visit the office to know the status of their application

• Completed Application Form
• ID Proof – National ID/Driving License
• Death Certificate of the Deceased
• Relationship proof of the applicant with the dead
• EIA Certificate
• Flight Tickets

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children,
Address: Wizara Ya Afya, S.L.P 743, Dodoma, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Telephone: +255 262 323 267/5
Mobile: +255 262 342 000/5
Email Address: ps@afya.go.tz
Contact link
Location link

• Any individuals in Tanzania who are willing to export a deceased body from Tanzania are eligible.

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

• Exporting a deceased body permit is valid until the body is exported.

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• Processing time for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.

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.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Some laws let families to handle the body directly once it is discharged, although most people hire a funeral director.
• The body is taken from the scene of death to the funeral home on a stretcher, wrapped in a blanket, occasionally in a hearse, but more frequently these days in a minivan.

• Name of the Applicant
• Age
• Date of Birth
• Mobile Number
• Email Address
• Physical Address
• Signature
• Contact Person

• This permit is necessary for exporting a deceased body from Tanzania.

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

• Ministry of Health link

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