If the family decides it wants the remains shipped to the Philippines, they should submit immediately the requirements below to DFA – OUMWA:

REQUIRED :  Special Power of Attorney (SPA)

To be signed by any of the following surviving heirs in favor of the deceased’s Saudi Employer and/or the Philippine Consulate General:

1. Legal Spouse
2. Children of legal agE
3. Parents/Brother/Sister (if deceased is single)

Note: The family should authorize the Saudi Employer / sponsor of the deceased OFW and/or the Philippine Consulate General only, and not any other person.

REQUIRED : Affidavit of Heirship (AH)

To be signed by the surviving spouse and children of the deceased and the parent/s, brother/s, or sister/s if the deceased OFW is single. State if one of the heirs is already deceased.

Authentication and Translation

The Special Power of Attorney and the Affidavit of Heirship must be authenticated and translated following this procedure:

1. Authentication by the Regional Trial Court having jurisdiction on the notary public.
2. Translation of SPA and AH by the DFAMPCI-MEATSCO at the DFA in Pasay or the Office of Muslim Affairs.
3. Authentication by the DFA Authentication Office.
4. Authentication by the Royal Saudi Embassy in Manila.

The relatives of the deceased are requested to coordinate with the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs – 3rd flr, Department of Foreign Affairs, Pasay City, with tel. nos. 834-4996 and 834-4000, so that they could sign the Letter Acceptance of Human Remains (LAHR), which is required by the airlines as well as to be guided accordingly.

Documents Required for Shipment

1. Death Notification / Medical Report – issued by the Hospital.
2. No Objection Certificate (NOC) issued by the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah.
3. Shipment Certificate – from the Governor’s Office.
4. Police Report – Letter from the Police Station having  jurisdiction over the hospital or residence where decease expired.
5. Death Certificate – from the Civil Affairs, Ministry of Interior.
6. Embalming Certificate – from the Hospital or Morgue
7. Final Exit – from the General Directorate of Passports
8. Flight Booking – Airway bill from cargo office.
9. From the Company:

• • Settlement of Death Benefits – Employer / Ministry of Labor;
  • Inventory of Personal Belongings – Employer.
  • Passport of deceased – Employer.

Please note that it is the employer who is primarily responsible to process the above-stated documents.

The Saudi Labor Law, Article 40, states that :

• The employer shall bear the costs of the foreign workman’s recruitment, the fees for issuance and renewal of his residence and work permits, as well as the attendant delay fines, profession change fees, exit and re-entry visa fees, and return ticket to the workman’s homeland upon termination of the relationship between the two parties.
• The workman shall bear the costs of his return to his homeland if he is found unfit for work or if he wishes to return home in the absence of a legitimate reason.
• The employer shall bear the cost of transferring the services of the workman he wishes to employ.
• The employer shall bear the cost of repatriating the dead body of the workman to the location where the contract has been concluded or the workman recruited, except where the dead workman’s body is buried in the Kingdom with the approval of his family. The employer shall be relieved of this duty if the General Organization for Social Insurance assumes this obligation.