Sri Lanka Embassy

Death of a Sri Lankan national in Belgium or Luxembourg can be registered at the Embassy and Death Certificate could be obtained. In addition if the body of the deceased person is to be transferred to Sri Lanka the following guidelines should be followed;

Procedure for Registration of Death:

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Application for Registration of Death should be made to the Embassy within three months of the death on the application form available on this website.

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When an application is made for Registration of Death after 03 months (within one year of the death) an explanation should be made providing satisfactory evidence as to why the application for Registration of Death was not made within three months.

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All documents in foreign languages should be submitted with an official translation in English.

Parties that may apply for registration of a Death:

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Application can be made by a relative of the deceased who resides in Belgium or Luxembourg where the death occurred or if there is no such relative, any person who was present at the death, The doctor in charge of the hospital or public institute where the death occurred.

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The chief occupant of the house where the death occurred.

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The nearest relative of the deceased who was an eyewitness to the death or in attendance during the last illness of the deceased.

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If there are no such persons, persons who take action to dispose of the body of the deceased by burial, cremation on by other means.

Required documents for the registration :

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The duly filled application form “B 11” for registration of Death

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Certificate issued by the hospital/town council

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Death report by the Doctor

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Other related documents of the death issued by the competent authority of the government concerned

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Passport, Birth Certificate and other identification documents of the deceased

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Passport of the deceased or if the deceased is a minor, the passport of the parents valid at the time of the death

When transferring a body of a dead person by air or sea to Sri Lanka, the following procedures should be strictly followed. If not Sri Lanka Immigration will not permit the aircraft or ship to offload the body. Accordingly, the body of the dead person should be prepared according to the following criteria;

• Embalmed and enclosed in a coffin of hard wood with lead of zinc lining; or

• Packed in a coffin of hard wood with hermetically sealed lead or zinc lining with suitable disinfectants (such as chloride or zinc sulphate mixed with sawdust, filling the empty spaces within the coffin.

The following documents should be produced:

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Certificate from the health authority where the death occurred stating that the corpse has been embalmed or packed as specified above.

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A certificate from the relevant authority of the place where the death occurred stating that the removal of the corpse from the place of death has been sanctioned by the said authorities (Burial/Transit Permit)

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A certificate from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium or Luxembourg stating that the coffin in which such corpse is encased contains only the body of the deceased

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Proof to the satisfaction of the proper local authority that the coffin in which such corpse is encased contains only the body of the deceased

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A certificate from the local health authority stating that the deceased did not die of quarantinable disease

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Coroner’s certificate (if the death was not due to natural reasons)

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Police Report (if the death was not due to natural reasons)