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PROCEDURES FOR SHIPPING CREMATED REMAINS/ REMAINS/ DEAD BODY TO VIETNAM

        1- SUBJECTS: 


        - Dead body/remains/cremated remains of the deceased Vietnamese; 
        - Dead body/remains/cremated remains of the deceased Vietnamese-Canadian.


        2- DOSSIERS: 


        - 01 completed application (Download Form Word or Form PDF   05/NG-LS in Vietnamese). 
        - 01 copy of the applicant’s personal documents (such as passport, ID card/citizenship card...). 
        - 01 copy of Certificate of death (enclosed with original document or certified by Notary Public) for the remain and Certificate of cremeation (for the ash).
        - 01 copy of local Certificate of quarantine control (for body and remains) or Certificate of cremation (for cremated remains) issued by Canadian authorities (enclose with original document or certified by Notary Public). 
       - 01 copy of Certificate for shipment of dead body or remains out of province/Canada issued by Canadian authorities (enclose with original document or certified by Notary Public). 
       - 01 copy Certificate confirms that nothing but the body/remains in the casket (for body and remains) issued by Canadian authorities (enclose with original document or certified by Notary Public). 

       - 01 Permission of Vietnamese authority in the province (where the remain will be buried)
       - 01 copy of the deceased person’s personal documents that proves he/she originated from Vietnam (birth certificate, ID card.....). 


        3- FEES:   At the current fees.


        4- NOTES: 

        - Conditions for shipping dead body/remains/cremated remains: 
        + The cause of dead does not come from transmitted diseases; 
        + Dead body must be laid in a coffin with zinc protecting cover and lined with PVC sheets and absorbent materials; outward wooden trunk, sealed with sealing wax by security and health authorities; 
        + Remains must be wrapped by 2 PVC sheets and put into a cloth bag and outward porcelain box; 
        + Cremated remains must be in a tightly closed container. 
        - Prohibit the shipping of dead body caused by transmitted diseases. 
        - Please enclose a prepaid-return envelope. 

        The address of the EMBASSY OF VIETNAM:

       

                 55 MACKAY STREET
                 OTTAWA, ON, K1M2B2
                 TEL: 613-236-0772/Ext.21
                 FAX: 613-236-2704

  Please call: 613-236-0772/Ext.21 or contact through the fax number: 613-236-2704 for more information.