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2016 Funeral Home & Cemetery Directory
SHIPPING REGULATIONS
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MICRONESIA
(202)223-4383
• Death Certificate
• Burial/Transit permit
• Embalmer’s Certificate
• Copy of deceased passport or Birth
Certificate
• Certificate body is disease free
• Flight itinerary
MONACO
(212)286-0500
• See FRANCE
MONGOLIA
(202)333-7117
• Death Certificate
• Burial permit
• Embalmer’s letter
• Non-communicable disease letter
• Sealer casket
• Air tray
• Approval from local authority
• Passport of deceased
MOROCCO
(212)758-2625
• Original/certified copy of Death Certificate
• Original of certificate of non-contagious
disease
• Copy of Burial permit
• Proof of payment of all expenses incurred by
process including airfare
• Moroccan passport & ID card (if any)
• Birth Certificate if any (for names of parents)
• Name of cemetery in Morocco
• Address of consignee in Morocco
MOZAMBIQUE
(212)644-6800
• Body should be embalmed by US standard
method
• Body to be placed within hermetically
sealable casket
• Casket to be placed within an outer box
made of wood
• US issued Burial/Transit permit with raised
seal of issuing authority affixed
• Certified copy of Death Certificate with
raised seal issuing authority affixed
• Shipment must be made to nearest port or
airport of interment in Mozambique
• Cremated remains must be placed in urn,
then placed within an outer container
• Certified copy of Death Certificate &
cremation certified to accompany
shipment
NAMIBIA
(202)986-0540
• Certified true copy of Death Certificate
• US locally issued Burial/Transit permit
• Statement by US local health authority
stating decedent did not die of
contagious disease & that no epidemic is
present in area
• Embalmer’s notarized statement on funeral
home stationery incorporating statement
that contents of hermetically sealed
casket are only decedent & necessary
clothing for burial
• Proof of Namibian citizenship preferably by
passport to be surrendered. Item 1, 2 & 3
must have impressed seal of issuing
agency on each document
• Decedent to be embalmed by US standard
technique
• Embalmed body to be placed within
hermetically sealable casket
• Casketed remains to be placed within
suitable outer container. It is suggested
that Embassy be asked if air tray is
acceptable
NEPAL
(202)667-4550
Human remains are not sent to Nepal, only
cremated remains.
• Certified copy of Death Certificate
• Cremation Certificate
THE NETHERLANDS
(202)244-5300
• Embalming by US standard method.
Embalming is not specifically required for
shipment to Netherlands & Netherlands
Antilles. Embalming is required for
shipment to Aruba
• Hermetically sealed casket or Ziegler
container
• Casket air tray as outer shipping container
or all wood container. Inside of coffin
should be of metal, outside coffin should
be regular coffin for transportation
• Documents to be presented with Apostille
for authentication (one with Apostille can
be sent after repatriation)
• Certified copy of Death Certificate
• Out of state transport permit
• Burial permit
• Embalmer’s (non-contraband) affidavit
• Non-contagious disease letter issued by
local health authority
• Affidavit with full flight itinerary & name of
consignee
• Dutch Embassy or Consulate does not have
to certify any documents if you meet all
above requirements
• Transport of cremated remains: no specific
requirements are needed, as long as urn
which has to be sealed comes with copy
of Death Certificate. These regulations
do also apply for Netherlands Antilles &
Aruba, however each individual island
might have his own regulation
NEW ZEALAND
(212)832-4038
• Death Certificate
• Letter from doctor stating cause of death
• Non-communicable disease letter
• Embalmer’s affidavit
• Burial permit
• Name of funeral home in New Zealand
• Sealer casket
• Air tray
• No consul fee
NICARAGUA
(202)939-6531
• Death Certificate
• Notarized embalmer’s affidavit
• Burial/Transit permit
• Certificate of Notary
• Sealer casket
• Air tray
• Passport of deceased
• Consul fee $140.00
• Non-communicable disease letter
• All documents notarized & with county seal
NIGER
(202)483-4224
• 2 Death Certificates
• Passport, alien card or Birth Certificate of
deceased
• Embalmer’s affidavit
• Burial/Transit permit
• Non-communicable disease letter
• Letter from funeral home stating name of
deceased; consignee in Niger; date &
place of departure; date & place of
arrival; flight itinerary
• Letter from doctor stating cause of death
• Documents must be sent to Washington, DC
• No requirement on type of casket
• Zinc-lined shipping box
• No consul fee or inspection
NIGERIA
(202)986-8400
• Death Certificate
• Burial/Transit permit
• Original copy of non-communicable disease
letter issued by coroners, medical
examiner or state/city health agency
NIGERIA CONT’D
• Original notarized embalmer’s affidavit
stating how body was embalmed
• Original notarized letter from funeral home
stating body has been placed in
hermetically sealed metal casket
• Deceased Nigerians passport(if not
available, a relative with valid Nigerian
passport should swear a notarized
affidavit stating their relationship & that
deceased is Nigerian)
• $30.00 postal money order or certified bank
check payable to consulate general
• Contact name, address & telephone number
of receiving party in Nigeria
• Self-addressed stamped express mail
envelope should be enclosed with above
documents for sending the permission
letter
• Formal letter from funeral home asking
consulate to issue letter for shipment of
human remains to Nigeria
• Waiver for the repatriation of corpse from
Federal Ministy of Health Port Health
Services, Abuja
NORTHERN IRELAND
• See ENGLAND
NORWAY
(212)421-7333
• Certified copy of Death Certificate
• Burial/Transit permit
• Passport of decedent
• Embalmer’s affidavit
• Letter of non-contagious disease from local
health authority
• Funeral home letter stating (a)only remains
are inside casket (b)flight itinerary
(c)consignee’s name, address & phone #
• Hermetically sealed casket
• All wood outer shipping container