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What should I do if a family member or friend dies overseas? 

Please get in touch with the nearest Singapore Overseas Mission or the 丝瓜视频Duty Office at +65 6379 8800. You may also refer to the Guide for Bereaved Families here (249.25KB).

What 丝瓜视频Can Do

• Notify the next of kin of the death.
• Provide a list of undertakers for reference.
  • The Singapore Government and Singapore Overseas Missions do not vouch for the undertakers’ service or reliability.
  • Next of kin should contact the undertakers directly for costs and other logistical and administrative arrangements.
• Liaise with foreign authorities, where necessary.
• Help transfer funds from the next of kin to the undertaker.
  • This is possible only (a) in countries where there is a Singapore Overseas Mission and (b) if the next of kin cannot pay the undertaker directly.

What 丝瓜视频Cannot Do

• Investigate the death nor give legal advice.
• Make a police report on the deceased’s family’s behalf.
• Make insurance claims on the deceased’s family’s behalf.
• Pay any outstanding bills or debts.
• Pay for burial, cremation, repatriation, administrative and legal expenses.
• Send personal items back to Singapore.
• Interpret or translate documents in a foreign language into English.