Contact:
Tel: (202)939-6301
In order to transfer the body of a deceased person to Lebanon, kindly send the following:
- Original death certificate
- Burial Transit Permit
- Letter of non-contagious diseases issued by an authorized health institution
- Letter of embalming
- Letter of sealed casket
- Original passport of the deceased
- I.D. (Tathkarat al-hawiya or Ikhraj Kaid) of the deceased
- Self-addressed stamped envelope
- The death registration form filled and signed by a member of the family and also emailed to registration@lebanonembassyus.org with the requested attached documents
Note: Note: Effective March 1, 2026, the transfer of remains and death registration are exempt from consular fees.
Kindly mail it to the address below:
Embassy of Lebanon
Attention: Legalization Department and Registration Department
2560 28th ST NW
Washington DC, 20008
Please note that you need to fill out an application form related to the registration of death (check registration of vital events section) in order to register the death at the Lebanese Vital Records Registry.
For further information, please contact
Tel: (202)939-6301
e-mail: registration@lebanonembassyus.org for the registration of death
