Required Documents to transfer the body
of a deceased person to Lebanon - Transfer of Corpse
Fees of $50 is required
1- Original Death Certificate issued by the National Population Commission
2- Medical Report mentioning the date, location, time, and Cause of Death issued by the hospital
3- Letter of Embalming & Letter of non-contagious diseases issued by the hospital or the mortician (Undertaker)
4- Letter of sealed casket
5- Police Report in case the death was caused by an accident or an attack
6- Burial Transit Permit (waiver for the repatriation of human remains) issued by the Federal Ministry of Health ( To obtain the waiver, a formal request issued by the Lebanese Embassy addressed to the Ministry of Health in Nigeria enclosed with relevant documents indicating the date, location, cause of death and age of deceased)
7- Original Lebanese passport of the deceased in order to cancel it
8- Copy of the Lebanese I.D. Card and Individual or Family Civil Status Record (Ikhraj Kayd) of the deceased
9- Air waybill and Flight details (Flight name, Flight number, Place & Time of departure and arrival to the destination)
*All the documents must be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and legalized by the Embassy of Lebanon.
*Please note that you need to fill out an application form in order to register the death at the Lebanese Vital Records Registry.