What happens if someone dies in Malaysia without a next of kin?

It is not as uncommon as you think for Singaporeans to die in Malaysia on either a work or leisure trip. Google “accidents Singaporeans die in Malaysia”, and the plethora of news reports will set you back.

 

The first thing to do when such an unfortunate incident happen is to verify the news. Oftentimes, such news is not bogus as the Malaysian authorities would have done their due diligence, gone through the decedent’s personal effects before The Malaysian authorities will usually require a next-of-kin to travel to where the body is stored to verify the body.

 

In the event where the next-of-kin is unable to travel across borders, as was the case during the COVID19 pandemic, a next-of-kin would have to authorize us to be the one to retrieve the body in Malaysia. We will then handle every part of the repatriation process and keep the families involved updated at every stage of the process. Call us at +65 94892424 to find out what are the rates for repatriation from Malaysia to Singapore. Rates are based on distance from the exact location in Malaysia to Singapore.

 

A word of caution is that you might receive phone calls from other funeral companies both from Singapore and Malaysia telling you different things so as to convince you to use their services at this point in time. These companies usually get insider information from their own sources in Malaysia. Instead of really helping bereaved families through this difficult time, such actions may actually cause further distress and confusion instead. We strongly advise families to decide on an undertaker to handle the repatriation before this happens and to stick to their original decision to facilitate smooth transition of the repatriation process.

 

If a bereaved family is entering Malaysia to verify the body, we will have someone to meet you at the place of body collection where he will handle all the needed paperwork for the repatriation. He will liaise with the relevant personnel to get the required documents and this will greatly take a load off your shoulders. The needed documents needed for international repatriation would be the:

• death certificate
• embalming certificate
• sealing certificate
• export permit (from Malaysia)
• import permit (into Singapore)

 

It is good to also start planning for what happens to the body upon arrival in Singapore (e.g. how many days of funeral wake service it will be, what religion for the funeral wake, etc.). Click here to find out more about our competitively priced funeral packages in Singapore.

 

Put your heart at ease once you handover your loved one to us in Malaysia. We will ensure your loved one gets back to Singapore as soon as possible