Qatar - Obtain Death Certificate

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Procedure

• A pre-requisite of this application is a notification of death which is issued by the hospital where the death occurred.
  

Apply In-Person in Qatar

1. To obtain a death certificate in Qatar, one has to make an application to the Births and Deaths Record Department at the Ministry of Public Health. The Ministry of Public Health MOPH which is the authority responsible for registering Qatari deaths and issuing of their death certificates .
2. The first step is to visit a birth and registration office of the MOPH to make the application.
3. Here the applicant will be issued with appropriate application forms for obtaining the death certificate to fill and submit.
4. The form is the Death Registration Form which is available at the Birth and Registration Offices or can be downloaded through this link: death registration form
5. Fill in the required information on the application form and attach all the required documents to the application form and make the submission
6. These required documents are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page. This include

   • Original Passport / ID of the Deceased.
   • Original ID / Passport of the Informant.
   • Notification of Death issued by the hospital
   • Original Death Certificate Issued at the Country Where the Death Occurred (If it occurred abroad)

7. The officers of the birth and registration office, will process your application and you will be notified when to collect the death certificate.
8. The death certificate takes a period of three to five days to process.

Applying from outside Qatar

1. Visit the nearest Qatari mission or embassy broad to make the application for obtaining a death certificate.
2. You can use the following link to get in touch with the nearest Embassy of Qatar in the country you are currently staying. Websites of the Diplomatic Missions of the State of Qatar
3. You will be issued with an application form to fill and submit together with the following required documents.

   (i) Original ID of the Deceased.

   (ii) Original Death Certificate Issued at the Country Where the Death Occurred

   (iii) Original ID of the Informant.

4. The Embassy's consular services section will be able to help process your request to obtain a copy of a death certificate upon payment of relevant fees as advised.
5. You will be notified when the death certificate is ready for collection.

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Required Documents

Documents Required For Qatari Deceased In Qatar:

1. Original ID of the Deceased.
2. Original ID of the Informant.
3. Notification of Death issued by the hospital.

Documents Required For Qatari Deceased Abroad:

1. Original ID of the Deceased.
2. Original Death Certificate Issued at the Country Where the Death Occurred
3. Original ID of the Informant.

Documents Required For Expatriates (Non-Qatari Residents):

1. Original Passport of the Deceased.
2. Original ID / Passport of the Informant.
3. Notification Of Death issued by the hospital

Office Locations & Contacts

Births and Deaths Record Department - Head Office
Ministry of Public Health
Al Khaleej Street,Al Rumaila,
Doha, Qatar
P.O. Box: 42,
Doha, Qatar
Phone: +974 4407 0000
E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
Website: Link

Eligibility

• All people who die within The Qatari borders are eligible for a death certificate application, and this can be processed by a relative or next of kin.

Fees

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Validity

• The death certificate is varied forever.

Documents to Use

• Death Registration Form

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The application takes between three to five days.

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Instructions

• The Births and Deaths Record Department at the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) undertakes registering Qatari deaths outside Qatar and issuing of their death certificates, issuing burial authorization for non-Qatari population, sending dead bodies outside the country in addition to other matters.

Required Information

Details of the deceased.

1. Name of deceased
2. Nationality
3. Age of deceased
4. Gender
5. Passport /QID Number
6. Marital status
7. Religion
8. Occupation
9. Place of residence

Details of death

1. Date of death - Gregorian
2. Date of death-Hijira
3. Day of death
4. Time of death
5. Place of death

Details of informant

1. Informants name
2. Passport /QID Number
3. Nationality
4. Relationship to the deceased
5. Occupation
6. Telephone number
7. Place of residence.

Need for the Document

• A death certificate is an official document issued by the government, which declares cause of death, location of death, time of death and some other personal information about the deceased.
• There are several reasons why you may need to obtain a death certificate.

1. Most often it’s to serve as proof for legal purposes. These reasons may include accessing

   (i) Pension benefits

   (ii) Claiming life insurance

   (iii) Settling estates

   (iv) Getting married (if a widow or widower needs to prove that their previous partner has passed)

   (v)Arranging for a funeral

2. Government officials may need the death certificate to review the cause of death during investigations to determine, if foul-play occurred.
3. Public health officials use death certificates to compile data on various statistics, including leading causes of death. Public health policies depend heavily on the mortality data from death certificates because they are the only source of information about the causes of death and illnesses preceding death.

Information which might help

• The process should be commenced as soon as death is confirmed, and should not be later than a month.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• The death certificate is important for three basic reasons:

1. Legal Reasons: The death certificate is a permanent legal record of the fact of death. Therefore, it is a legal requirement. It provides important information about: the decedent, the cause of death, and final disposition. This information is used in the application for insurance benefits, settlement of pension claims, and transfer of title of real and personal property. The certificate is prima facie evidence of the fact of death and, therefore, can be introduced in court as evidence when a question about the death arises.
2. Personal Reasons: The death certificate in many cases provides family members with closure, peace of mind, and documentation of the cause of death. It also provides peace of mind by facilitating efficient processing of needed benefits as those described above.
3. Vital Statistics Reasons: The death certificate is the source for state and national mortality statistics. It is needed for a variety of medical and health-related research efforts. It is used to determine which medical conditions receive research and development funding, to set public health goals and policies, and to measure health status at local, state, national, and international levels. This data is valuable as a research tool and by influencing research funding.

External Links

• Guidelines to Issue Death Certificate

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