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MOHAP

SERVICE NAME / ISSUE OF A DEATH CERTIFICATE

DEPARTMENT NAME SECTOR NAME Preventive Medicine Health Centers and Clinics

SERVICE DESCRIPTION The service enables customers to request the issue of an official certificate upon the death of a person. The death certificate will state the date, place and cause of death as well as the nationality and religion of the deceased. The original documents of the deceased should be submitted.

SERVICE CHANNELS Service Centers

SERVICE FEES

01 Application fee: AED65 for a certificate in or English

CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

The death certificate will be presented to the Attested death authorized parties or persons concerned, or notification those specifically stated in a letter from the Consulate, a letter from the deceased's place of work, or a letter from the police.

Original documents A forensic report indicating the and copies thereof cause of death must be submitted in are required the case of criminal suspicion or when the cause of death is recorded CONDITIONS AND as unknown in the death report REQUIREMENTS Death certificate should be Name in the police attested through the UAE Ministry statement must match of Foreign Affairs and International the name in passport or Cooperation as well as the Emirates ID card Embassy of the country in which the death certificate will be used Visit the preventive medicine Sealed death certificate from the center in the emirate in which Department of Health is the death took place, with the equivalent to that of the MOHAP required documents

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

If death occurred in the UAE: If death of a UAE national occurred outside the country:

01 Register through the preventive medicine center or 01 A death certificate certified and translated into Arabic submit an online application via the website by the UAE Embassy in the country in which death occurred and a report from the UAE Ministry of 02 Copy of Emirates ID or passport, along with original copy Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation stating the cause of death 03 Deceased nationals: copy of original family book 02 Death certificate duly attested by the country in 04 Deceased expats: copy of passport and original which the death occurred with visa and/or copy and original of UAE ID 03 Family book of the deceased and original passport 05 Electronic death notification from hospital according to the approved form 04 Certified statement or proof of deceased's burial outside of the country or within the UAE 06 Statement from hospital police office or from district police station if death occurred at home 05 Certificate will be provided to the deceased’s family or other delegated person 07 Forensic medical report in the case of criminal suspicion

SERVICE STEPS

Applying for service through preventive medicine centers:

01 02 Submit documents for Once documents and original audit and pay fees copies are verified, death certificate will be issued

03 Death certificate should be received by the deceased's family or a representative

Applying for service via the website:

01 Sign in to e-service portal, 02 obtain username and password, and login to Submit the application and e-system pay the fees

04 04 03 Visit the preventive medicine center in Attach the relevant the emirate for verification and documents matching of original copies

05 Death certificate should be received by the deceased's family or a representative

SERVICE LOCATIONS Preventive Medicine Centers: Government Hospitals: Preventive Medicine Center – Kuwait Hospital - Dubai Preventive Medicine Center – – Al Ghubaiba Al Qasimi Hospital for Women and Children - Sharjah Preventive Medicine Center – Sharjah – Al Al Dhaid Hospital - Sharjah Preventive Medicine Center – Sharjah – Khorfakkan Khorfakkan Hospital - Sharjah Preventive Medicine Center – Sharjah – Al Hisn Hospital - Sharjah Preventive Medicine Center – Sharjah – Kalba Sheikh Khalifa Hospital for Women and Children - Preventive Medicine Center – Ajman Preventive Medicine Center – Umm Al Quwain Hospital - UAQ Preventive Medicine Center – Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital - UAQ Preventive Medicine Center – Saqr Hospital - Ras Al Khaimah Abdullah Bin Omran Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynecology - Ras Al Khaimah Fujairah Hospital - Fujairah Dibba Hospital - Fujairah