Registration of Death

Description

Important details

Application process

Declaration of death within 03 months of the death (Under the section 30, Form B11)

Late registration after 3 months

(Under the section 36, Form B15)

Documents to be submitted if application is submitted within 3 months of the death has occurred.

• Declaration of death must be made by the closest relative, Spouse, Siblings or children who was with the deceased at the time of death as indicated above.
• Original death certificate issued by the relevant authorities and its English translation.
• Original Sri Lankan birth certificate
• Coroner’s report/Doctor’s report stating the cause of the death and its English translation.
• Passport of the deceased during the time of death
• The visa the deceased held at the time of death.
• Other available identification documents of the deceased to prove his/her Sri Lankan citizenship.
• A request letter by the applicant stating the relationship to the deceased and informing that there was no previous registration of death and the proof of the document to prove their relationship.
• The Passport and the immigrant visa of the informant

Documents to be submitted for late death registration (after 03 months)

• Reasons for delaying registration

• Declarant must be same as above.

• The required documents must be same as above

Applicable fees

Government fee:

Registration & issuance of death certificate €21

Issuance of a certified copy of death certificate €12

Postage charges (within France) €10

Postage charges (Outside France) €15

Payment method

If the applicant physically visits the Embassy, he/she can pay by cash.

Note: Crédit/Debit cards and personal or company cheques will not be accepted. 

Special notes (IMPORTANT)

• Fees will not be refunded under any circumstances after issuance of the official receipt (Gen. 172)
• Translations of original documents will not be accepted.
• All photocopies must be in A4 size.
• The Diplomatic Mission will attest the documents and return the originals to the applicant.
• If the applicant needs to send/receive documents (by express courier service or speed post etc) on urgent basis, Applicant must bear the relevant postage by self.
• The Embassy will not take any responsibility for loss of documents or sent by post/courier or any postal delays.

Description

Important details

Process of making request

• Parents, family member or spouse of the deceased (Next of Kin-NOK) will have to make a written request with an affidavit, which is duly filled by NOK and attested by a JP, nominating a NOK from France to handle the funerary in France and/or to receive the human remains at the  airport of Sri Lanka for funerary (burial cremation or any other means).
• The request should be made to the Consular section of Ministry of Foreign Relations, Colombo. Ministry will proceed for further actions with the overseas Mission.

Address: The Consular Affairs Division

                Ministry of Foreign Relations,

                2^nd Floor, Ceylinco Building,

                Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka

                Tel : 0094-11-2446302/5743362

                Fax : 0094-11-2473899

                Email: consular@mfa.gov.lk

               Regional Consular Office - Jaffna

               Ministry of Foreign Relations

               District Secretariat,

               Kandy Road, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

               Tel : 0094-21-2215972

               Fax : 0094-21-2215970

               Email: consular@mfa.gov.lk

• The Embassy/Consulate will liaise with NOK in France/Sri Lanka and Ministry of Foreign Relations for funerary arrangements/dispatch of human remains.
• The NOK in France will have to contact the funeral undertakers in France and/or the hospital police (in case of a suspicious death/murder) in order to prepare the required documents for repatriation.

Documents to be submitted

• Death Certificate (Issued by the hospital)
• Local Death Certificate (Issued by the town hall)
• Doctor’s report from Hospital for non-presence of contagious diseases
• Copies of Passports of the deceased
• Mortuary permit (Laissez-passer) issued by French prefecture.
• Certificate of embalming
• Authorization to place the remains in a coffin and to transport abroad.
• Certification of Non-Epidemic area
• Authorization letter to close the coffin.
• Medical certificate mentioning the cause of death.
• Request letter by funeral undertakers along with flight itinerary
• The French/Sri Lankan passport and immigrant visa/French Identity of the NOK/persons who is/are travelling to Sri Lanka along with the corps.
• Authorization letter to transport the human remains to Sri Lanka (to be issued by the Embassy/Consulate)

NOTE: IMPORTANT

• All the documents issued by French authorities related to repatriation should be legalized from the French Foreign Ministry and Embassy/Consulate respectively and should be accompanied with English translations done by the Embassy/Consulate.
• No human remains should be arrived in Sri Lanka unless such corps have been:
• Embalmed and enclosed in a coffin or hard wood with lead or zinc lining (sealed)
• Hermetically sealed with lead or zinc lining with suitable disinfectants (i.e. Chloride or lime zinc sulphate mixed with sawdust, filling the empty spaces with the coffin.)

Repatriation of Human ashes to Sri Lanka

• Passport of the deceased (to be cancelled by the consulate)
• Birth certificate of the deceased
• Coroner’s certificate/Hospital report stating the cause of the death.
• Death certificate issued by the hospital (if available)
• Death certificate issued by the town hall (Mandatory)
• Cremation certificate issued by French Authorities
• Authorization to repatriate the ashes (issued by French Authorities)
• The travel itinerary for repatriation of human remains.
• The French/Sri Lankan passport and immigrant visa/French Identity of the NOK/persons who is/are travelling to Sri Lanka along with the ashes.
• Authorization letter to transport the human remains to Sri Lanka (to be issued by the Embassy/Consulate, along with the No Objection letter issued by Sri Lankan border control)

NOTE: IMPORTANT

• All the documents issued by French authorities related to repatriation should be legalized from the French Foreign Ministry and Embassy/Consulate respectively and should be accompanied with English translations done by the Embassy/Consulate.
• No human remains should be arrived at Sri Lanka unless such corps have been sealed in air/water-tight aluminium container.