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Apply for exhumation

<div class="ExternalClass9E75F4341F86455A9B39F4F9CA39B316"><p>You can apply to have a body exhumed following the process below.</p></div>

<span> <h2 class="sectHeading">How to apply</h2></span><span> <div class="lrg-icon-content bordered"><div class="lrg-icon lrg-check"><p> <b>You will need to provide:</b></p><ul><li>certified copy of medical certificate detailing time and manner of death</li><li>written proof of permission from relative of the deceased concerned</li><li>approval from the municipality and cemetery to have the body exhumed</li><li>if a religious body is in control of the cemetery where the deceased is buried, then written permission from that religious body must be obtained</li></ul></div></div></span> <p> <strong>Step 1:</strong> Download and complete the Application for Exhumation of Human Remains, which you can find in the document downloads below.</p><p><strong>Step 2:</strong> You can submit your application via post to:</p><p> <em>Director: City Health</em><br><em>PO Box 2815</em><br><em>Cape Town</em><br><em>8000.</em></p><p>Alternatively, you can email your application to <em> <a href="mailto:contact.us@capetown.gov.za"> contact.us@capetown.gov.za</a>.</em> </p> <span> <h2 class="sectHeading">Contact us</h2></span> <h4>City Call Centre</h4><p> <em>Telephone: </em> <br> <em><a>0860 103 089</a></em><br><br><em>Email:</em><br><a href="mailto:contact.us@capetown.gov.za"><em>contact.us@capetown.gov.za</em></a><em> </em></p><p> <em>For more information, visit the <a href="https://www.capetown.gov.za/Departments/City%20Health%20Department">City Health Department page</a>.</em></p>

If you would like to have a body exhumed, you will need to submit an application to the City.

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Exhumation and Reinterment of Human Remains Application Form

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