2016 Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory

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2016 Funeral Home & Cemetery Directory SHIPPING REGULATIONS 1013
HAITI CONT’D
• Photocopy of funeral invoice
• Signed & notarized letter attesting that
corpse is non-contagious
• Letter on funeral parlors letterhead, signed
& notarized attesting to process of
embalming corpse
• Passport of deceased
• Proof of sealed coffin is acceptable
• Inspection by Consul is required. There are
no additional fees for this inspection
• Information on travel route & contact
information of funeral home in Haiti is
required
HONDURAS (212)714-9451
• Death Certificate
• Embalming Certificate
• Certificate of expenses
• Transit Certificate (at request of some
airlines, some funeral homes manage
this certificate. You should consult the
agency funeral which documents are
processed)
• Funeral home will notarize each certificate,
which in turn should be annotated in
Secretary of State of state where you are
HONG KONG (212)244-9392
• Completed original application form
• Original & photocopy of identity document of
applicant
• Original & photocopy of identity document of
deceased
• Original/certified copy & photocopy of
Medical Certificate of cause of death
• Certificate of Embalmment & photocopy (if
available)
• Autopsy report & photocopy (if available)
HUNGARY (202)362-6730
• Cremated remains-there are no special
requirements however, funeral urns must
be sealed. If sent by mail, urn should be
addressed to recipient or cemetery. It is
recommended that copy of Certificate of
Death be enclosed. Urns can also be
brought into Hungary as carry-on
luggage. No additional permits or
licenses are required
• Non-cremated remains- deceased must be
placed in double casket. Inner one must
be firm, entirely airtight made of sheet
metal (lead or zinc). Absorbent material,
such as sawdust, must be placed on
bottom of inner casket. Body must be
soaked in sublimate solution of 1%
strength. Casket must be packed in
wooden coffin, which may again be
packed to be protected from eventual
damage, or may be covered with canvas
or tarpaulin so that the nature of its
contents are not revealed. Strong
handles must be bolted on outer
packaging. Funeral director should
provide certificate attesting that above
procedure has been followed
• Certificate of funeral director (containing
information on preparation of body &
casket)
• Letter of receipt issued by cemetery in
Hungary
• Itinerary, means of transportation, name of
entry point into Hungary
• Name & address of contact person in
Hungary
• Letter from medical examiner on cause of
death (was not contagious disease!)
• Death Certificate
HUNGARY CONT’D
• Issuance of permit is subject to fee of
$47.00 per document. Those applying
through mail should enclose money order
made out to name of competent foreign
mission of Hungary in US, & self
addressed stamped envelope for certified
mail
ICELAND (212)593-2700
• Burial/Transit permit
• Death Certificate
• Letter from funeral home stating contents of
casket; that remains did not die from
contagious disease; that remains have
been embalmed
• Sealer casket
• Air tray
• No consul legalization, fee or inspection
INDIA (212)879-7800
• Passport of deceased
• Certified copy of Death Certificate (by
Registrar of Birth & Death)
• Embalmer’s Certificate (funeral home
certificate in original stating that body has
been embalmed in accordance with
rules & regulations of international
shipping & that body has been placed in
hermetically sealed container with zinc
liner & wooden outer container)
• Non- communicable disease certificate from
Department of Health stating that
deceased did not have any
communicable /contagious diseases
• Transportation of ashes: passport of
deceased, certified copy of Death
Certificate (by Registrar of Birth &
Death), Cremation Certificate
INDONESIA (212)879-0600
• Copy of Certificate of Death from
Department of Health or Office of Vital
Statistics/Records
• Copy of Certificate of no internationally
quarantinable diseases from Department
of Health
• Copy of Embalmers Affidavit from funeral
home or mortuary
• Copy of application for Burial /Transit Permit
from Department of Health & funeral
home
• Original passport of decease to be cancelled
by Indonesian Mission
• Free of charge
IRAN (202)965-4990
• Original passport of deceased
• 2 original Certificates of Death. Death
Certificate must show cause of death. (If
state law requires family’s consent for
issuing Death Certificate specifying
cause of death, family should request
that cause of death be reported)
• Permit for transit of remains issued by
Department of Health & Human Services
• Letter written by attending physician
specifying cause of death & verifying that
body does not carry any type of
contagious disease
• Embalming affidavit
• Original police reports, if death is not due to
natural causes
• Prepaid FedEx envelope or $30.00 money
order in US & $40.00 for outside US
(payable to Embassy of Pakistan)
• Please provide phone # (with city code) of
family of deceased in Iran
• Embalmed body must be placed in
hermetically sealable metal casket
(Ziegler casket). Casket should be
placed in wooden box with handles
IRAN CONT’D
• All documents must be original. Do not fax
documents
• For financial reasons, it is recommended to
transfer body by airline. Which has
direct connecting flights to Islamic
Republic of Iran
• Interests Section of Islamic Republic of Iran
is not responsible for any charges
incurred as result of shipment of body
unless written permission is issued by
this office
• All of above documents must be sent to:
PAKISTAN EMBASSY, Interest Section
of Islamic Republic of Iran, 2209
Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20007, to be verified & registered.
Documents will be processed same day
& will be sent by FedEx for next day
delivery
IRAQ (202)483-7500
• Remains must enter or transit through
official border posts of country, whether
naval, air, or land borders, as designated
by health authorities
• Remains are to be accompanied by Death
Certificate & transfer license, including
name & title of enactment of deceased,
place, date & cause of death issued by
competent authority in place of death.
Certificate may also be issued by
authority at place of burial in case of
exhumation. It must be written in
language of country that issued it, or
Arabic, English or French to be ratified by
Iraqi Consulate or its substitute in country
through which remains were transported
• Also required are aggregated approvals of
Directorate of Public Health as presented
to Iraqi Representative in that country or
it substitute in order to enter or pass
through Iraq prior to shipment
• Remains must be placed in metal coffin with
5 centimeters of absorbent material (e.g.
coal, sawdust or powdered coal with
detergent additives)
• In event of death due to infectious disease
on International Health Regulations list,
body must be covered with cloth
saturated with antiseptic solution then
enclosed in metal coffin, welded shut in
presence Iraqi Consul or representative,
placed inside wooden box at least 2
centimeters thick & treated so as to be
impermeable to liquids, then sealed with
anchor screws & stamped by Iraqi
Consul or its substitute
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (212)319-2555
• Death Certificate – original or certified copy
with purple seal of US Department of
Health
• Permit for Disposition of Human Remains -
original or certified copy with purple seal
of US Department of Health
• Letter from crematorium to verify date of
cremation
IF YOU WANT IT THERE
BERGEN FUNERAL SERVICE
1-800-262-7901
WILL GET IT THERE