2016 Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory

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SHIPPING REGULATIONS

2016 Funeral Home & Cemetery Directory

ARGENTINA CONT’D

• Embalmer’s certificate from licensed funeral

home director stating body has been

embalmed in accordance with

international shipping regulations, placed

in hermetically sealed metal container &

outside wood container for transportation

• Transportation of human ashes

(a)Death Certificate (b)Cremation

Certificate issued by crematorium stating

that urn contains nothing but human

ashes & name of deceased

• All documents with translation into Spanish

ARMENIA

(202)319-1976

• Letter from relatives of deceased or next-of-

kin, or third party requesting issuance of

Death Certificate and the Statement

• Documents confirming identity & Armenian

citizenship of deceased person

• Original notarized medical report on cause

of death

• Written statement confirming body is

embalmed or cremated, issued & signed

by person who finally seals casket or urn.

Statement should also confirm that

casket or urn does not contain any

foreign object (drugs, weapons or other

illicit materials) & is not source of

contagious diseases

• Please include in your original shipment

prepaid preaddressed return envelope of

any registered mail with tracking # or

money order or check payable to

Embassy of Armenia in the amount of

$20.00, if overnight FedEx Express

service is requested

• Casket to be zinc or stainless steel in

wooden box

• If original American Death Certificate,

legalized with Apostille is submitted, no

Armenian Death Certificate will be issued

• No consul fee

AUSTRALIA

(202)797-3008

• Embalmed body

• Certified copy of Death Certificate

• Letter stating cause of death from doctor

• No requirement on type of casket

• Zinc-lined shipping box

• Non-communicable disease letter

• No inspection from consul required

• Consul will issue Quarantine Certificate, Q

Certificate takes 24-48 hours to obtain

• No consul fee

• Consul needs 24-48 hours notice before

departure to obtain Quarantine

Certificate

AUSTRIA

(212)737-6400

• Death Certificate with Apostille for further

use in Austria

AUSTRIA CONT’D

• Medical Certificate (legalized by appropriate

Department of Health) stating no

contagious malady of any kind caused

death

• Statement by competent local authority

(funeral director, church official etc) that

shipment is desired & permitted

• Passport of deceased person

• Certificate prepared by funeral director &

legalized by local Department of Health

stating first, body of deceased has been

placed in metal or metal-lined container

welded airtight by heat, secondly, that

this container has been placed in wooden

shipping box

• Statement by receiving Austrian funeral

director or cemetery that shipment will be

received at border crossing point

• Itinerary of casket to Austria

• Cremation urns destined for Austria require

only that funeral director present

certificate issued by administrators of

Austrian cemetery stating that approval

has been granted to ship urn to them

AZERBAIJAN

(202)337-5912

• Letter from funeral home indicating

arrangements for transfer of remains

• Notarized embalmer’s affidavit/certificate

stating that body was duly embalmed &

insanitary condition for shipment abroad.

If cremated, notarized Certificate of

Cremation must be submitted in lieu of

Embalmer’s Certificate

• Certified true Burial/Transit permit

• Certified true copy of Death Certificate

issued by US authorities

• Notarized Health Department Certificate

stating that casket contains only body of

deceased & did not die of contagious

disease. If cremated, this is not required

to be submitted

• Notarized Mortuary Certificate stating that

casket contains only body of deceased &

how body will be shipped. If cremated,

notarized Mortuary Certificate must state

that urn contains only cremated remains

• Currently or previously valid passport of

deceased

• Name, address & phone # of shipping

funeral home

• Casket should be sealed, airtight. water

resistant & lined

BAHAMAS

(212)421-6420

• Body must be properly embalmed, must be

encased in both casket & outside

shipping box or tray

• Funeral home in Bahamas must be notified

prior to shipment

BAHAMAS CONT’D

• Death Certificated signed by registered

Medical Practitioner

• Document from police in whose area or

district death took place stating that there

is no police objection to body being

exported

• Transit permit as required in Province where

shipment is effected

• 3 certified copies of Death Certificate &

statement issued by local health authority

declaring death was not due to infectious

disease & no epidemic exists at place of

death

• Notarized statement from mortician

describing embalming & stating casket

contains only body of deceased named

on death certificate & burial clothing

• Airway bill

BAHRAIN

(202)342-1111

• Death Certificate authenticated by Notary

Public, County Clerk & Secretary of State

• Documents must be legalized by Embassy

of Kingdom of Bahrain

• $30.00 money order payable to Embassy of

Kingdom of Bahrain

• Send all documents & self addressed stamp

envelope to Embassy through US Postal

Service (Express or Priority Mail)

BANGLADESH

(212)599-6767

• Copy of Bangladesh passport

• Death Certificate from hospital

• Health & Hygiene Certificate from county or

state Health Department

• Embalming Certificate from funeral director

• Transit permit from funeral home

• No consul fee

BARBADOS

(212)551-4325

• Death Certificate

• Burial/Transit permit

• Embalmer’s affidavit

• Statement from funeral home that casket

contains only deceased

• No consul fee

• Sealer casket

• Air tray

BELARUS REPUBLIC

(212)682-5392

• Passport of deceased

• Death Certificate with Apostille

• Non-communicable disease letter with

county seal

• Embalmer’s letter with county seal

• Burial permit

• Sealer casket & wooden box

• Consulate inspection & no fees

BELGIUM

(212)586-5110

• Apostilled Death Certificate

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