Dead Body Transportation from Dubai to Malaysia

Which steps does the team follow for safe, quick, legal & dignified transportation?

The legal shipment of human remains from one country to another foreign land comprises hundreds of complex tasks that must comply with the rules & regulations of foreign policies. Hence, there are high chances of miscommunication, unavoidable errors and untimely delays during the process.

To lessen these possibilities, Last Journey team divides the responsibilities into the below listed subtasks.

1. Informing the higher authorities (embassy of both countries) -

The initial step taken by our team in the direction of lawfully airlifting dead bodies is notifying the foreign ministries of Dubai and Malaysia. The embassies of these countries ask for the primary details and grant legal permits to the team or family members of the deceased for collecting the remains.

Our team informs the local authorities of Dubai as well about the demise of a Malaysian citizen and arranges the shifting of the dead body to a certified mortuary in that specific area.

2. Important documents for the legal paperwork in Dubai -

Having years of experience in transferring dead bodies on an international basis, our team knows which documents and their copies play a pivotal role in the legitimate shipping of the remains.

We provide a list of all the necessary papers and arrange 8-10 copies of each for their submission to different departments of Dubai Authorities.

• Valid death certificate with all essential details related to the deceased person.
• Postmortem report if any unnatural cause is linked with the demise of the deceased person.
• A certificate stating that the medically fit embalming process has been done to the remains.
• Certificate for the coffin box arranged by the team for keeping embalmed remains in a sealed state.
• Passport of the deceased person for the cancellation by the Dubai authority.
• All the original IDs of the deceased person with photocopies.
• Certificate for the absence of "non-communicable" disease in the remains, given by the Health & Sanitation Department of Dubai.
• Details of the booked air cargo & flight tickets from Dubai to Malaysia.
• Proof of staying in Dubai in the form of house/water/electricity bills or hotel tickets.
• IDs of the family members and team members who are participating in the dead body transportation. 
• A consent letter signed by a close family member of the deceased person.
• No objection certificate (NOC)
• Clearance from the local area police of Dubai
• Human Remains Customs Clearance from the airport authority of Dubai for accepting the dead body for airlifting.

3. Arrangement of the deceased body's safety & dignity in a foreign country -

The prime responsibility of the team members is to keep the human remains secured from decomposition and damage. We contact the local funeral homes and service providers for managing the below listed qualitative services.

• Well-equipped ambulance van for local movement of the deceased body.
• The team shifts the remains to a certified mortuary to keep them safe.
• The team forwards the dead body to an embalming center.
• We arrange the certified coffin box for keeping the embalmed remains sealed during the airlifting.

Embalming is an essential part of the dead body transportation project. Our team members contact professional embalming service centers available in Dubai. They treat the deceased body with a medical procedure in which the body fluid is replaced with a chemical & water mixture. Covering the entire body skin with the chemical coating is also a part of the embalming service.

Now the embalmed remains are kept in the coffin box by the team members. They seal it properly and the coffin can be considered ready for airlifting from Dubai to Malaysia.

4. Ticket Booking for "Two-Way air cargo & flight services" -

After completing the documentation process & preparing the remains for airlifting, the team finds the right time slot for transporting the remains and books the tickets for cargo carrying the deceased body and family members accompanying in the transportation process.

The two-way air cargo feature helps the family of the deceased return necessary documents and other belongings of the Dubai authority.