If someone dies in Morocco

Reporting the death

Report to local authorities/police; the death certificate is issued by the local civil registry.

The local death certificate

Moroccan death certificate; translation + legalisation for use abroad.

Bringing them home

Via specialist funeral firms with embalming and documentation.

A local funeral

For Muslims, local burial is often rapid; other options via private providers.

The embassy or consulate

Consulate coordinates documents and repatriation.

True almost anywhere

• Check the travel/health insurance first — repatriation is expensive and is often covered.
• The death is registered where it happens; the local authority issues the death certificate.
• To use that certificate back home you usually need an official translation and an apostille/legalisation.
• The embassy or consulate can advise and liaise, but cannot pay funeral or repatriation costs.
• You generally choose between repatriating the body or ashes home, or a local burial/cremation.