Repatriation of Expat Remains to Home Country
Steps and procedures for the needed permits to repatriate remains if an expatriate passes away in Indonesia
Here are the steps of getting the permits for the purposes of Cremation and bringing the ashes to your home country.
Step 1:
The company who sponsored the expatriate or the family of the expatriate has to request a formal letters of statement of death & cause of death from the hospital, which is called:
1) “Surat Keterangan Pemeriksaan Kematian”
2) “Surat Keterangan Karena Penyakit Menular/Tidak”
The hospital will request a copy (and you must to show the original as well) of the passport and ITAS/ITAP card of the deceased expat.
Step 2:
Upon the issuance of the letters in step 1, next you have to request a “death report” or “Surat Keterangan Kematian” from the Neighborhood Chief (RT/RW) where the expatriate resides in Indonesia by submitting a copy of the:
1) “Surat Keterangan Kematian” from the hospital
2) Copy of the passport of the deceased expat
3) Copy of the ITAS/ITAP card of the deceased expat
Step 3:
After you obtain the letters from “step 1” and “step 2”, next you have to take the letters to the municipal office “Kantor Kelurahan” to obtain a Death Report Form – “Formulir Pelaporan Kematian”.
Step 4:
Next you need to apply for a confirmation letter from the local Manpower Department stating that the expatriate who was working for the Company (company name mentioned), has passed away.
Step 5:
Take the copies of the:
1) Surat Keterangan Pemeriksaan Kematian & Surat Keterangan Karena Penyakit Menular/ Tidak – from hospital
2) Surat Keterangan Kematian – from RT/ RW
3) Formulir Pelaporan Kematian – from Kelurahan Office
4) Passport, ITAS/ITAP card, IMTA/ Work Permit
5) SKPSKPS or certificate of temporary resident permit – KIP / SKPSKPS
6) Confirmation letter from the local Manpower Dept. (step 4).
These forms/letters will be used to apply for the “Kutipan Akta Kematian” or Death Certificate at the Civil Department (Suku Dinas dan Catatan Sipil).
Step 6:
Once the Death Certificate is issued by the Civil Department, then you can apply for the Exit-Permit Only – “EPO KITAS” at the local Immigration office. The required documents are:
1) Copy of Death Certificate issued by Civil Dept. (must show the original too.
2) Some photographs of when the expat passed away
3) Statement letters (as step 1) from the hospital
4) Sponsor letter from the company
Step 7:
Copies of the permits/ documents (step 1 to step 5) will be required by the crematorium to perform the cremation of the deceased expatriate. The crematorium will issue a statement of the cremation after performing the cremation, and put the ashes in the cremation vase.
Step 8:
Upon finalizing step 7, the family can apply for a police report for bringing the ashes/corpse to a different province in Indonesia, or country overseas, called the “SURAT KETERANGAN MEMBAWA JENAZAH KELUAR DAERAH/ NEGERI”. This should be applied for at the local police department (Resort Police Dept.) before you attempt to bring the ashes to the home country.
I hope this information will be useful to whoever foreigners or expatriates who live in Indonesia.
Source: http://www.expat.or.id/info/repatriationofexpatremainstohomecountry.html