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1018 SHIPPING REGULATIONS 2016 Funeral Home & Cemetery Directory
PAKISTAN (212)879-5800
• Death Certificate
• Burial/Transit permit
• Non-communicable disease certificate
• Embalming Certificate
• Notarized copy of Pakistani or foreign
passport / National ID card or any proof
of Pakistani citizenship
• No consul fee
PANAMA (212)840-2450
• Death Certificate
• Health Certificate
• Notarized Embalmment/Cremation
Certificate
• There is US $30.00 fee per document
(money order to Consulate of Panama)
• Send self addressed prepaid envelope to
return your documents
• Original documents are required
PARAGUAY (212)682-9441
• Prior agreement between airline cargo &
shipper, space reservation must be
confirmed from origin to destination,
especially for international routes in
which one or more carriers may
participate, for Paraguay, usually takes
more than one airline, not direct fly
• Death Certificate issued by competent
authority in country where death took
place (US) original, fee $30.00
• Accompanying Medical Certificate, stating
that deceased did not die from infectious
or contagious disease (Fitosanitario
Certificado) original, fee $55.00 Note:
This includes illnesses that may
contaminate atmosphere or environment,
elements for personal use, humors,
excretions & secretions, among others
• Embalming Certificate issued by accredited
funeral service company or official
authority from corresponding country
Note: If embalming process took place
48 hours after time of death, corpse will
be accepted by certifying that it was kept
in a cold chamber. Otherwise, corpse
must be submerged in formalin during
required time period in order to stop &
neutralize decomposition. The latter
process must be accredited by pertinent
legal medical authorities or local medical
authorities
PERU (202)462-1081
• Death Certificate
• Non-communicable disease letter
• Embalmer’s letter
• Passport of deceased
• Letter of intent
• Burial/Transit permit
• County seal
• Consul fee $150.00
PHILIPPINES (212)764-1330
• Original of duly-accomplished Report of
Death application form, typed or printed
legibly in black or blue ink, signed by
representative (if deceased is Filipino
citizen)
• Original & 5 photocopies of the following:
(a)Certificate of Death issued by State
Department of Health (b)Notarized
certificate issued by Mortuary Director
that body was properly embalmed or
cremated, casket contains only body of
deceased (for human remains only)
(c)Certificate of Cremation issued by
crematory (for cremated remains only)
(d)Certificate of No Contagious Disease
issued by State Department of Health (for
human remains only) (e)Burial/Transit
Permit (for human remains only)
• 6 copies of the following: (a)itinerary to
include full flight details & mode of
transportation (b)deceased ‘s ID card or
passport (c)identification documents
(passport, driver’s license etc) of person
who will travel with urn (for cremated
remains only)
• Name of receiving funeral parlor in
Philippines (for human remains only)
• Self-addressed return envelope with
appropriate stamps, via US Postal
Service or private courier of choice,
preferably with tracking #, if Consular
Mortuary Certificate is to be mailed back
• Processing fee $50.00, if Filipino & $25.00 if
US citizen payable in money order, bank
draft, certified check or cashier’s check,
& cash when personally applying.
Personal check & credit cards are not
accepted. Payments are non-refundable
• Applicants residing in US territories or other
countries within jurisdiction of Philippine
Embassy should enclose a treasure’s,
manager’s or certified check drawn from
any US bank payable to courier of choice
in US dollars to cover cost of mailing &
corresponding self-addressed courier’s
address label. Personal checks are not
accepted
• If deceased is no longer a Filipino citizen
reduce number of photocopies by 2 for
requirements 2 & 3
• Philippine Embassy/Consulate General
assumes no responsibility for any delay
or loss in mail or while documents are in
custody of courier service. Applicant
should note tracking # of all envelopes
used & submitted
POLAND (646)237-2100
• Written permission for shipment & burial of
human remains issued by appropriate
county executive (Starosta, Mayor) in
Poland – a fax copy is acceptable
(a)Death Certificate (original or certified
copy) (b)Notarized affidavit by funeral
director, stating that body was fully
prepared for shipment & placed in
hermetically sealed metal coffin or similar
container, that coffin contains only body,
clothing, lining (c)Certificate or affidavit
from local health authorities stating that
there was no communicable disease at
time of death, that cause of death of
individual to be shipped to Poland was
not a communicable disease
• Written permission for shipment & burial of
human ashes issued by appropriate
county executive (Starosta, Mayor) in
Poland – a fax copy is acceptable
(a)Death Certificate (original or certified
copy) (b)Certificate of Cremation
(c)Notarized affidavit by funeral director,
stating that ashes were placed in
hermetically sealed urn or similar
container & there is nothing but ashes
inside
• Burial/Transit permit for removal out of State
• Consul fee $66.00 (money order, certified or
teller’s check payable to “Embassy of
Poland”)
• One must supply name of person or
company responsible for shipment (e.g. a
family member, airline, etc.). A permit
will be issued when all necessary
documents are received
PORTUGAL (212)221-3165
• Death Certificate translated into Portuguese
• Notarized & certified embalmer’s affidavit
• Burial/Transit permit
• Letter from funeral home stating flight
itinerary
• Next of kin should go to consul to request
permission to ship before funeral home
sends paperwork over
• No requirement on type of casket
• Air Tray
• Consul fee varies usually about $100.00
ROMANIA (202)332-4846
• Declaration informing about death, also
requesting issuance of a mortuary
passport, written by a close relative of
deceased person, in Romanian
language, & copy of Romanian passport
of informant
• Romanian passport & other Romanian
documents of deceased person (Birth
Certificate, Marriage Certificate etc.) &
copies of US documents
• US Death Certificate
• Certificate that body has been properly
embalmed or Cremation Certificate
• Certificate that human remains, body is not
contagious & person died of a
communicable disease
• Burial/Transit permit
• Certification that deceased person has a
burial place in a cemetery in Romania
• Money order for consular fees
• Self-addressed & stamped envelope
RUSSIA (212)348-0926
• 3 Death Certificates
• Certified translations
• If accident, police report
• Translations
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