Death NOC From Pakistan Consulate Dubai: Papers to Send a Body Home From the UAE, Plus the After Hours Number

To send a body home from Dubai or the Northern Emirates, get a death NOC from the Pakistan Consulate's welfare wing: bring the UAE death certificate, the hospital death notification or police report, the deceased's original passport and a passport copy of the person travelling with the body. The wing takes death cases even after office hours, on +971 56 6472721. Below are the papers for repatriation and for burial in the UAE, what the airline asks for, and what happens after the flight lands.

We read the consulate's welfare services page and PIA's cargo rules on 2 November 2026. Losing someone far from home is hard enough. The paperwork is short if you bring it all at once.

The consulate issues the death NOC, even outside office hours

The consulate's Community Welfare Wing issues the death NOC, the no objection certificate an airline needs to carry a body. It opens Monday to Thursday, 8 am to 4 pm, and Friday, 8 am to 12 pm. For deaths, families can come even after hours.

The after hours number for deaths and emergencies is +971 56 6472721. The main consulate line is 04 397 3600. The consulate is at 2 11th Street, Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road, Umm Hurair One, Dubai.

The welfare wing covers Dubai and the Northern Emirates, which means Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. Abu Dhabi has its own Pakistani embassy.

Four papers get a death NOC to send the body to Pakistan

For repatriation, the consulate asks for the original death certificate from the UAE health department, a death notification from the hospital or a police report, the deceased's original passport, and a passport copy of the person who will travel with the body.

The consulate prints both lists under the same heading. We read the second one as the local burial NOC, because the consulate lists a separate service for local burial and only that list asks for the heirs' consent.

The airline needs the embassy NOC plus three more papers

PIA says it carries human remains on all its flights. It needs a death certificate from a licensed doctor or hospital, a police clearance, a coffin packing or embalming certificate, and, for international flights, the NOC from the concerned embassy, which in Dubai is the consulate's death NOC.

1. Collect the death certificate and the hospital notification or police report in the UAE.
2. Take them with the deceased's passport to the consulate's welfare wing.
3. Get the death NOC for repatriation.
4. Arrange embalming and coffin packing, and keep the certificate.
5. Book the body as cargo with the airline, with all papers attached.
6. Tell the family in Pakistan the flight number and arrival time.

The consulate's role is the NOC and help when something goes wrong. The full process for bringing a body home to Pakistan from abroad covers who pays and the free OPF ambulance on arrival.

Burial in the UAE needs the heirs' consent on paper

If the family chooses burial in the UAE, the consulate issues a death NOC for local burial. It needs the same death papers and passport, plus an application from the legal heirs if they live in the UAE, or their affidavit if they live elsewhere, with copies of their passports.

If the heirs are in Pakistan, ask the welfare wing whether it will accept a scanned affidavit while the original travels. Time matters in a burial, and one phone call can save a day.

The consulate also sends the dues of deceased Pakistanis to their heirs in Pakistan. Dues usually means money owed to the person who died, such as unpaid salary. Raise it with the welfare wing once the funeral is over.

In Pakistan, the airport desk and NADRA come next

When the flight lands, the OPF desks at Pakistani airports help families clear the body. The numbers for each airport are on the list of OPF airport facilitation desks. Keep the consulate's NOC and the UAE death certificate with you.

Later, the family will need to register the death in Pakistan and close the deceased's NADRA record. The steps to cancel a CNIC after death come up again when heirs claim bank accounts or property.

Common questions

Who issues the death NOC in Dubai for a Pakistani?

The Community Welfare Wing of the Pakistan Consulate in Dubai. It covers Dubai and the Northern Emirates.

What is the after hours number for a death at the Pakistan Consulate Dubai?

+971 56 6472721, which the consulate gives for death and emergency cases after office hours.

Is there a fee for the death NOC in Dubai?

The welfare page does not list a fee for the death NOC. Ask when you call, and keep the receipt if one is charged.

Can a body be sent on PIA from Dubai?

PIA says it books human remains on all its flights, with a death certificate, police clearance, embalming or coffin packing certificate and the embassy NOC.

Can the family bury the deceased in the UAE instead?

Yes. The consulate issues a separate death NOC for local burial, which needs the legal heirs' application or affidavit and copies of their passports.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

We read the Pakistan Consulate Dubai welfare services page and PIA's cargo questions on 2 November 2026. The consulate does not print a fee or a processing time for death NOCs, so we give neither. Employer and airline costs vary and we did not check them.