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Required Documents

Original German death certificate ( Sterbeurkunde )

  • Original German death certificate (Sterbeurkunde)
  • Original Lebanese passport of the deceased (to be cancelled)
  • If the deceased held German nationality: German ID card plus Lebanese ID card or Individual civil registry record
  • Leichenpass (travel document for the deceased)
  • Ärztliche Bescheinigung (medical certificate)
  • Leichenschauschein (certificate confirming absence of infectious disease)
  • Bestattungsschein (burial permit)

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Fee

Service Fee Repatriation of remains certificate Free of charge

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Repatriation of remains certificateFree of charge

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Payment

No consular fee is currently charged for this certificate under the Embassy announcement effective 1 March 2026. No bank transfer is required for t...

No consular fee is currently charged for this certificate under the Embassy announcement effective 1 March 2026. No bank transfer is required for the certificate itself unless the Embassy advises you otherwise for a separate service related to the file.

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Important Note

The death must also be registered with the Embassy (civil status section) by submitting all required documents listed under the Death Registration...

The death must also be registered with the Embassy (civil status section) by submitting all required documents listed under the Death Registration section of Civil Status services.

📄 Download Death Registration Form (PDF)