2016 Funeral Home and Cemetery Directory

2016 Funeral Home & Cemetery Directory

SHIPPING REGULATIONS

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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (202)467-6490

• Letter issued by competent authority from

place of death stating authenticity of

documents produced for transportation of

deceased person

• Death Certificate

• Letter of non-contagious diseases issued by

health department abroad

• Permit to dispose of or transport human

remains

• Embalming Certificate from funeral home

abroad

• Copy of deceased person’s cancelled

passport bio-data page (showing

deceased’s nationality)

TUNISIA

(202)862-1850

• Death Certificate

• Burial permit

• Non-communicable disease letter

• Embalmer’s letter

• Passport of deceased

• Letter stating flight & receiving party

information

• Sealer casket

• Wooden box & liner

TURKEY

(646)430-6560

• Human remains must be placed in

hermetically sealable metal casket,

interior of which has been filled to depth

of 2” with sawdust, powdered charcoal,

peat or similar material. If death was due

to contagious disease, body must be

wrapped in cloth soaked with antiseptic

solution

• Sealed liner must be placed within wooden

box constructed of lumber at least 1 ½”

thick, with waterproof joints, & lid must be

closed with screws placed 8” apart.

Entire wooden container must be further

reinforced by metal hoops encircling it

• Remains of person who died of smallpox,

asiatic cholera, bubonic plague or typhus

fever may not be shipped until one year

has elapsed since date of death

• Only citizens of Turkey could be transited to

Turkey

• Airport that remains will be object to

customs clearance (in Turkey) should be

indicated

• Original Nufus Cuzdani (Turkish National ID

card)

• Original Turkish passport

• 3 Certified copies of Death Certificate

• 2 Embalming Certificates prepared by

funeral home

• 2 non-contiguous disease letters (could be

prepared by doctor or funeral home

director according to Death Certificate)

• Service is free of charge

TURKMENISTAN

(202)588-1500

• Death Certificate

• Burial permit

• Non-communicable disease letter

• Embalmer’s letter

• Wooden box & liner

• Passport of deceased

UGANDA

(202)726-7100

• Certification is done free of charge.

Processing time is 2 working days

• Original documents are required for

certification

• Signed letter of request for certification from

responsible person e.g. relative,

employer etc

• Passport of deceased

• Death Certificate

• Certificate of Embalmment

UGANDA CONT’D

• Burial permit from local authority where

deceased person resided

• Certificate of non-contagious diseases

• Transporting airline will advise applicant on

appropriate casket

• Mailed documents should be accompanied

by prepaid self addressed return

envelope

UKRAINE

(212)371-6965

• Hermetic metal coffin which must be sealed

according to regulations of state of origin

• Certificate of Death

• Certificate or letter indicating that coffin does

not contain objects or other inclusions

which are restricted from crossing

Ukrainian border. Letter saying that

there is only dead body in coffin will be

sufficient

• Person receiving coffin in Ukraine will need

original passport of deceased & non-

communication disease document

• All documents in English must be Apostilled

by office of Secretary of State &

accompanied by Ukrainian translation for

Ukrainian customs

• Properly secure all documents to coffin

• Provide relatives with a schedule of

shipment so they could make all

necessary arrangements

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (202)243-2400

• Death Certificate

• Burial/Transit permit

• Embalmer’s affidavit

• Non-communicable disease letter

• Letter from funeral home stating name,

address & phone # of consignee

• No consul fee or inspection required

• No requirement on type of casket

• Zinc-lined shipping box

UNITED KINGDOM

• See ENGLAND

UNITED STATES

• Consular Mortuary Certificate

• Affidavit of foreign funeral director

• Transit permit

• US entry requirements for quarantine &

customs

• Shipment of un-embalmed remains

• Additional information contact US embassy

or consulate in foreign country where

death occurred

URUGUAY

(212)753-8581

• Letter requesting repatriation letter has to be

presented in person by petitioners or

such letter will have to be notarized &

validated by County Clerk. It is important

to bear in mind that such request must be

signed by all direct family members or

legal guardians

URUGUAY CONT’D

• Death Certificate issued by Health

Department or County Clerk, apostilled

by Secretary of State of state where

document is issued

• Certificate of Final Disposition of Human

Remains document is authorization

issued by Health Department or County

Clerk, to proceed with burial, cremation

and/or transfer of human remains. This

document will have to be together with

remains for control of customs authorities

& apostilled

• Certificate of Embalming or Cremation-

document is issued by Funeral Company,

certifying that all regulations have been

met when embalming or cremating for

remains to be transferred overseas.

Document has to be notarized, validated

by County Clerk & apostilled

• Certificate of Transportation (substitute of

Bill of Lading) document is issued by

consulate & contains all information on

deceased, details of flight, including

dates, airline names, flight #’s, stopovers

& names & passport #’s of people

accompanying remains.

• All costs related to funeral services,

paperwork & repatriation are of exclusive

responsibility of petitioners, consulate

has no obligation what so ever to assume

any of them, neither totally nor partially

• Documentation intervened and/or issued by

consulate for this repatriation is free of

charge

• Should cause of death be an infectious

disease, no repatriation will be authorized

before a waiting period of ten years

UZBEKISTAN

(212)754-6178

• Embalming by US standard method

• Use of hermetically sealed zinc casket,

sealed in presence of consular officer

• Use of wooden outer shipping container

• Passport of deceased

• Certified copy of Death Certificate

• Locally issued Burial and/or Transit permit

• Embalmer’s (non-contraband) affidavit

• Human remains cannot be shipped to

Uzbekistan without a Death Certificate

issued by Embassy of Uzbekistan in

Washington DC, or consulate general of

Uzbekistan in New York City

• Human remains can be cremated only upon

written statement issued by Embassy or

Consulate General of Uzbekistan

• There is no fee for issuance of Death

Certificate

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