Repatriation from Singapore to Vietnam

Overview

Vietnam has a growing community of professionals and workers in Singapore. When a Vietnamese national passes away in Singapore, the family must coordinate with the Embassy of Vietnam in Singapore, Singapore's NEA, and Vietnamese destination provincial authorities. Eternal Horizon provides complete repatriation support — we manage all paperwork, logistics, and cargo so the family can focus on grieving.

Repatriation to Vietnam typically involves HUM air freight from Singapore Changi Airport to one of three major international gateways — Ho Chi Minh City (SGN), Hanoi (HAN), or Da Nang (DAD) — with onward domestic coordination to the family's destination province or district. Direct cargo flights operate regularly on these routes, which helps keep timelines predictable. Our team handles the full documentation chain, including the Singapore Death Certificate from ICA, the NEA Coffin Export Permit, and the Vietnamese Embassy's No Objection Certificate (NOC). We also coordinate with the Vietnamese Embassy for consular mortuary certification where required.

For families who prefer not to repatriate the full body, cremation in Singapore followed by transport of ashes is a simpler and more affordable alternative. Our cremated remains repatriation service can arrange for ashes to be transported to Vietnam in a sealed urn, avoiding the need for a hermetically sealed coffin and HUM air freight. For full-body repatriation, our NEA-licensed embalming service prepares the deceased to IATA HUM aviation standards in-house. Once the flight is booked, families can follow the journey in real time via our live flight tracking portal, and track case milestones through our case status portal.