Information useful for funeral homes/agencies

The body of the deceased should be embalmed and placed within a wooden casket, which in turn is to be put in a hermetically sealed outer shipping box. The shipment must be accompanied by:  

• a death certificate / legalized with Apostille from the Department of state of the state of issuing/,

• certificate of embalming and

• a document certifying that the deceased had not had contagious diseases.

  If the body has already been cremated the urn with the cremated remains must be accompanied by:  

• a death certificate /legalized with Apostille from the Department of state of the state of issuing/, and

• a certificate of cremation.

All documents should be legalized with Apostille stamp!