Name of the Organization : Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Type of Facility : Declaration of Death
Country : Morocco
Website : service-public.ma
MFA Declaration of Death
The declaration of death is a mandatory procedure that must be carried out within a time limit of 30 days maximum at the consular district having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the applicant.
Related : Morocco Registration of births : www.statusin.org/6429.html
Such declaration should be followed by a determination of death. For more information, please refer to the procedure below:
Applicant:
Moroccan nationals abroad
Required documents:
** Registration cards for residents;
** Passport of the deceased;
** National identity card of the deceased;
** Family civil status register:
** Certificate of death
Place of submission:
Consular district having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the applicant
Place of issue:
Consular district having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the applicant
Ways of claims:
Al-Wassit institution (mediator)
Contact:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Sources of information (home department):
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
2. Permission of body transfer of Moroccans deceased abroad :
In view of transferring the body of a Moroccan national deceased abroad, applicants should file an application at the consular department in charge of death cases within their place of residence.
Applicant – Moroccan nationals abroad
Required documents :
** Extract of death certificate issued by the host country authorities;
** One of identity documents of the deceased : passport, national identity card,
** consular registration card;
** Medical certificate stating that the deceased is free from all infectious deceases;
** Minutes of placement in coffin;
** Document stating the payment of body transfer fees by the family of the deceased or by funeral services.
Fees : None
Place of submission : Consular death services of place of residence of applicant
Place of issue : Consular death services of place of residence of applicant
Processing time : 48 hours minimum
3. Obtaining a copy of death certificate :
The death certificate is drawn up by the commune in which the deceased resided or by the commune in which they incurred death. The full copy of the death certificate is a complete reproduction of the statements in the death certificate.
A summed up copy might be requested. To obtain any of these documents, please refer to the procedure below.
Applicant – Moroccan nationals abroad
Required documents – Family civil status register of the deceased
Place of submission : Consular district having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the applicant
Place of issue : Consular district having jurisdiction over the place of residence of the applicant
Ways of claims : Al-Wassit institution (mediator)
Contact : Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Sources of information (home department) : Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
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