Repatriation from Singapore to Cambodia

The Royal Embassy of Cambodia needs an appointment made in advance by email. It is free. A formal request letter from the relative is required. Whichever embassy covers the deceased's own nationality must also be told.

• Documents do not need to be notarised. • Make the appointment before anything else, because the letter and the embassy visit set the pace.

If the deceased is not a citizen of Cambodia, the embassy requires an authentic and acceptable reason for repatriating them to Cambodia. Prepare that reason in the request letter.

Sending remains: • Death certificate, with the name matching the passport • Embalming certificate • Coffin sealing certificate • NEA coffin export permit (your funeral director applies for it) • Passport or travel document of the deceased • Formal request letter from the relative of the deceased

Sending ashes: • Death certificate • Cremation certificate • Urn sealing certificate • Passport or travel document of the deceased • Application for cremation • Formal request letter from the relative of the deceased

Kenneth coordinates the Singapore side: the funeral director, embalming and sealing (for remains), the NEA coffin export permit (for remains), the booking with the airline cargo, and the paperwork above. Delivery is to Phnom Penh (KTI) airport cargo.

Not included: the journey from the airport to the home town, and any prayers or wake held in Singapore before departure. Those are separate and are paid for by the family. For a Work Permit holder or a domestic helper, Singapore's Ministry of Manpower puts the cost of returning the body on the employer, so the employer arranges it. See Sending a Body or Ashes Overseas for the Singapore side in detail.