2016 Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory

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2016 Funeral Home & Cemetery Directory SHIPPING REGULATIONS 1019
RUSSIA CONT’D
• Their seal
• Non-communicable disease letter
• Burial/Transit permit
• Passport or Birth Certificate of deceased
• No casket requirement
• Wooden outside box & zinc liner
• Letter from family requesting shipment,
explaining why
• Consulate inspection
• Consul fee $95.00
• Apostilles on all documents
RWANDA (202)232-2882
• Death Certificate
• Burial permit
• Non-communicable disease letter
• Permit from authorities in Kigali
• Sealer casket
• Wooden box & liner
SAINT LUCIA (212)697-9360
• Death Certificate
• Embalmer’s letter
• Burial permit
• Sealer casket
• Air tray
SAUDI ARABIA (212)752-2740
• See UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
SCOTLAND
• See ENGLAND
SENEGAL (202)234-0540
• 2 Death Certificates
• Burial/Transit permit
• Non-communicable disease letter
• Embalmer’s affidavit
• No requirement on type of casket
• Zinc-lined shipping box
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO (202)332-0333
• To transport human remains to Republic of
Serbia it requires prior permission. In
order to secure such a permit /called
SPROVODNICA/, certain documents &
procedures are required
• If deceased was citizen of Republic of
Serbia, had valid Serbian passport, did
not die from any contagious disease,
Embassy of Republic of Serbia or
Consulate General of Republic of Serbia
in Chicago or New York, depending on in
which state deceased had lived, may
issue permit (SPROVODNICA) upon
presentation of following documents:
• Request of family for issuing of document
(Sprovodnica)
• Deceased’s valid Serbian passport. If
deceased did not have valid Serbian
passport, it will be necessary to present
certificate on Serbian Citizenship &
document serving as proof of identity (ID
card, driver’s license, old passport etc)
• Certificate of Death
• Certified statement by local health authority
that deceased did not die of any
contagious disease
• Certificate issued by funeral home stating
human remains were not previously
burned, that they were prepared for
transport according to international
regulations, placed in hermetically sealed
metal/zinc box
• Funeral home’s letter stating flight itinerary;
date & place of departure; date & place of
arrival; name of consignee, if any
• Money Order in the amount of $9.00
payable to Embassy of Republic of
Serbia as a fee for issuing document
• Return self addressed envelope with paid
postage for registered mail
SERBIA & MONTENEGRO CONT’D
• If deceased was not a citizen of Republic of
Serbia, it will be necessary to present all
above & certificate of pertinent authorities
of Serbia (i.e. municipal authorities,
cemetery) that plot has been reserved at
a specify cemetery for burial of deceased
(coffin, urn)
• If cause of death was plague or variola,
Embassy cannot issue document
(Sprovodnica) without approval of proper
authority of Republic of Serbia
SEYCHELLES (212)972-1785
• Non-communicable disease letter
• Notarized embalmer’s affidavit
• Death Certificate
• Burial/Transit permit
• No requirement on type of casket
• Zinc-lined shipping box
• No consul legalization, fee or inspection
SIERRA LEONE (202)939-9261
• Death Certificate
• Burial/Transit permit
• Certification from treating doctor/health
department stating that deceased did not
have any contagious disease
• Certification from Embalmer
• Current Republic of Sierra Leone passport
(if individual did not have current
passport, Emergency Travel Certificate
will have to be obtained. Application form
can be obtained at
)
• We understand that it can be difficult to
obtain passport size photos of deceased,
therefore any 2 photographs showing full
face can be accepted
• Copy of itinerary
• Money Order of $100.00 made payable to
Embassy of Sierra Leone
• Prepaid self addressed envelope, preferably
express mail
SINGAPORE (212)223-3331
• Coffin (Import) Permit is required to import
body into Singapore. Funeral Director
should be able to assist you in the
procedures
• Application of Coffin (Import) Permit (a)You
may apply for coffin permit at any time
from the following offices: I.
Port Health Office
4545 Jalan Bukit Merah
Singapore 159466 Tel:
6222 2585 Fax: 6222 8543 II.
Airport Health Office Singapore
Changi Airport Tel: 6543
2515 Fax: 6543 1973
(b)Documents required for issuance of
coffin permit: I. Death Certificate issued
by country where death occurred (copy of
English translation required if death
certificate is in ethnic languages) Cause
of Death Certificate or Statutory
Declaration II. Sealing Certificate for
coffin III. Embalming Certificate, where
applicable IV. Coffin Export Permit
from country exporting body V. Air
Waybill (Air Consignment Note) if by air
• If application is by funeral director, Permit to
Cremate/Bury will be granted provided
next-of-kin gives letter of authorization for
funeral director to apply for permit
• Coffin Permit costs $10.00 Permit to Bury/
Cremate will be issued with coffin permit
at no extra charge
• Prior written approval has to be obtained
from National Environment Agency,
Environmental Health Department for
import of body of HIV-infected Singapore
citizen
SLOVENIA (202)386-6601
• Embassy of Slovenia can issue post-mortem
passport for deceased remains to be
transported to Slovenia. We recommend
check directly with airline on
requirements & list of documents needed
to transport (cremated) remains to
Slovenia. Sometimes they do not require
post-mortem passport
• Passport of deceased (if person had
passport)
• Death Certificate, authenticated with seal
Apostille. Seal is issued in Office of
Secretary of State. Cause of death has
to be clearly stated. Otherwise physician
must provide statement giving cause of
death
• Cremation Certificate if remains are
transferred in urn
• Burial/Transit Permit issued by responsible
authorities of US
• Confirmation from funeral home in Slovenia
that they will arrange burial
• Data on air carrier, flight #, date & port of
entry into Slovenia
• Name & passport # of person who will
accompany urn (if applicable)
• Address & phone # of relatives in Slovenia
who will arrange burial (if applicable)
• Consular fee in amount of $19.00 payable
only with money order addressed to
Embassy of Slovenia
• Prepaid express courier envelope (i.e. US
Postal Service UPS etc, must have
tracking #) addressed from Embassy to
your address to receive authenticated
documents back by mail
• If Slovenian citizen registration of death can
be done through Embassy or directly in
Slovenia. Submit original Death
Certificate with Apostille seal. Death
Certificate will have to be translated to
Slovenian language & translation
notarized either by Embassy or certified
court translator in Slovenian
SLOVOKIA (202)237-1054
• Complete application for Laissez-Passer for
deceased person
• Certified copy of Death Certificate
• Certificate from local Department of Health
stating that death was not due to
contagious disease
• Certificate confirming that body has been
placed in hermetically sealed casket to
be encased in wooden outer box, there is
no objection to shipment of body abroad,
that all state & local regulations have
been met
• Send fee by money order, cash or cashier’s
check, payable to Consulate General of
Slovakia according to item 244
Sadzobnik poplatkov
• Postage paid self addressed envelope so
we can return paperwork to you
• Cremated remains shipped to Slovakia must
be placed in hermetically sealed
container & accompanied by certified
Death & Cremation Certificates.
Contents of parcel should be clearly
stated on US customs tag. 55. No
permission is required to ship cremated
remains to Slovak Republic. It is
recommended that prior permission be
obtained from respective local authorities
in Slovakia to place cremated remains in
local cemetery