Body repatriation
Body repatriation defined as the term used when transferring a person who has passed to their country of origin or citizenship.
As a result of international travel and immigration, Body repatriation is now common. The need for specialist International Repatriation Companies for the Deceased has become more necessary.
Tehy funeral home in Chelmsford, uk will refer you to a specialist Repatriation Company. They have contacts in most countries in the world.
The Repatriation Company will obtain permission to remove the deceased to the UK from the local Coroner.
Some of the information required form you to let the repatriation of the deceased to proceed includes :-
- Two copies of the death certificate – Obtained when you register the death.
- Details of the consignee – the Funeral Director or person responsible for the collection at the destination airport.
- The Deceased passport and/or identity card
- Details of the intended place of rest
The Repatriation company will obtain the following:-
- Freedom from Infection Certificate
- Coroners permission to remove a Deceased out of the United Kingdom
- Embalming Certificate
- Funeral Directors Decleration as to the contents of the coffin/casketFull embalming is obligatory – as is the use of a zinc lined coffin or metal casket.Full payment – usually this is required prior to the repatriation.
Register the death according to the local regulations in the country in which it took place. Eventually u will get a local death certificate.
Register the death with the area Consul, so that a record of the death shows in the country. You will be able to get a copy of the death certificate from the consulate later.
Holding a funeral abroad
You can arrange a local burial or cremation. The British Consul in the country in which the death occurred can register the death and a record will be kept at the registry offices listed above.