Yellow Form
Definition
The INTERPOL DVI ante-mortem recording form, completed by family liaison officers using information and reference samples provided by relatives of the missing.
- Issuing body
- INTERPOL
- Role
- Ante-mortem data recording form
- Completed by
- Family liaison officers
- Data source
- Relatives of the missing person
- Part of
- INTERPOL DVI process
Common questions
What is the Yellow Form used for once it is completed?+
The ante-mortem data it records, physical description, medical and dental history, personal effects, and reference samples from relatives, is compared against post-mortem findings from recovered remains during the DVI reconciliation phase to establish identity.
Why is a specialised family liaison officer used to collect this data rather than the investigating officer?+
Interviewing grieving relatives to extract accurate ante-mortem detail requires training in both the DVI form's specific data fields and in handling bereaved families sensitively, so INTERPOL protocol assigns this role to trained family liaison officers rather than general investigators.
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