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Death of a Sri Lankan national in Belgium and
Luxembourg can be registered at the Embassy
under Consular Functions Act.
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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. |
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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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In case of doubt about the registration of death,
it may be referred to the Registrar General’s
Department and under the
instructions given by the Registrar General,
the registration would be performed. |
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If the Diplomatic/Consular officer of the Embassy is
satisfied with the particulars given by the applicant
for Registration of a Death, the death shall be registered,
and the Death Certificate shall be issued to the a
pplicant. |
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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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A relative of the deceased who resides in Belgium or Luxembourg where the death occurred. |
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If there is no such relative, any person who was present at the death |
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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. |
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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 |
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