Botswana - Permit or License to Remove Dead Body

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. An application for a Permit or License to Remove Dead Body commonly known as conveyance or release of a corpse permit in Botswana shall be made to the Ministry of Health and Wellness offices. MOH Contact Details
2. A Next of kin/family members to the deceased is required to submit all the supporting documentation as listed under the “Required Documents” of this page to the health officer where the deceased is been kept.
3. Upon receipt of the complete dossier, the health officer will verify the documents authenticity, where satisfied he shall draw up the permit for release of the corpse and certify it before issuing it to the applicant immediately.
4. No fees are charged for this service.

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Required Documents

• Three certified copies of death certificate.
• Three copies of non-infectious letter from the hospital.
• Three certified copies of passport of deceased.
• Three certified copies of passport of the accompanying person with the same surname (in case of different surnames, affidavit from police to be availed).
• If person died at home, three copies of police affidavit needed.
• Death certificate should always show cause of death, if not, affidavit from police to be availed to confirm there is no foul play.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Health and Wellness Headquarters in Gaborone 
Department of Health Services
Floor 9, Office 9A18
Plot 5409, 24 Amos Street
Government Enclave
Gaborone, Botswana
Telephone: (+267) 3632500/3170585
MOH Contact Details
MOH Website Opening hours are from 07:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Eligibility

• Next of kin/family members of the deceased is eligible to make the application.

Fees

• There is no cost associated with this service.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

• Immediately upon receipt of the application.

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Instructions

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Required Information

• Full names of the applicant
• Contact details
• Identification document details of the applicant and the deceased
• Relation of the applicant to the deceased
• Name, age, sex and race of the deceased
• The place of and cause of death
• The circumstances under which it is desired to remove the body into Botswana
• The proposed mode of conveyance of the body
• The precautions which will be taken to prevent any danger to health or any cause of offence arising,
• The proposed mode and place of disposal of the body in Botswana
• Date on which the body will be buried/cremate
• Declaration by the applicant

Need for the Document

• This permit is issued to facilitate the release of a corpse from a health facility to next of kin/family for the purpose of disposal {buried/cremation} of the decease.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• Conveyance of Corpse
  

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