If someone dies in United Arab Emirates

Document-heavy and fast-moving; involve the embassy and any sponsor/employer.

Reporting the death

Report to the police; the hospital issues a death notification and cause-of-death report, then authorities issue the death certificate.

UAE death certificate requiring embassy attestation and (for use abroad) MOFA attestation.

Requires a police No-Objection Certificate (NOC), embalming, and embassy/MOFA attestation; can move quickly once documents are in order.

Burial is quick (often within ~24h for Muslims); cremation is available only at limited facilities, mainly for non-Muslims.

Essential — coordinate the NOC, attestations and repatriation through the consulate.

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.