Dead Body Repatriation Services From India to the UK

Whether it is a domestic or an international dead body repatriation, a family requires professional help. If someone is looking for guidance in bringing the deceased body back home from India to the UK, Last Journey Organization can be a best option.

The team takes responsibility of documentation procedure as well as taking care of the human remains. Here are the simple steps to hire us for the funeral repatriation from India to the UK-:

• Visit the Last Journey website and contact the team through provided details.
• Share the necessary details about the location and the deceased person for the legal formalities.
• Know about the services that are included in the corpse repatriation package from India to the UK.
• Clear your doubts and ask for the inclusion of some personalized services as well such as decoration or the coffin box as offering respect and dignity to the departed soul.
• Pick the mode of the payment and the team is hired for moving the body from India to the UK.

Where a grieving family requires the professional assistance during the human remains' repatriation?

Due to being full of several complicated paperwork and responsibility to keep the remains safe throughout the repatriation, a family needs the professional help at various steps.

Here are the key areas.

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• Obtaining a permit from the India authority to collect and airlift the human remains.
• Assistance in hospital paperwork, legal documentation, and receiving other clearances.
• Shifting the dead body to a certified embalming center in India.
• Provision of the coffin box, cooling cabinet, metal container and a well-equipped ambulance van for the safety of the remains.
• Guiding the family in providing the appropriate information to the authoritative departments of India.
• If only the team is taking charge of dead body repatriation, we inform the family regarding each step through an online portal.
• In case, the death happened due to any unnatural reason, the team guides the deceased's family in obtaining the postmortem/autopsy report of the deceased person.

Which documents does Last Journey team arrange for the legal paperwork during Dead Body Air Repatriation from India to the UK?

Airlifting the cargo carrying the deceased body through an air ambulance is completely considered a lawful activity. Therefore, one must carry the below-given documents in original as well as photocopy formats. Both the countries (India and the UK) will ask for the submission of the copies of these documents.

Here are all the important papers required for safe, legal and dignified Dead Body Repatriation.

• A signed and valid death certificate of the deceased person. This is one of the most important documents hence all the essential details should be written on it. A senior hospital official should sign it to make it valid.
• Clearance from the local area police authority while collecting the dead body.
• Postmortem reports if the death happened untimely and unnaturally. Usually, it is required in the situation of murder and suicidal death.
• Form 4 will be needed if death happens at any hospital in India.
• Form 4A will be needed if the death occurred at the residence of the deceased person. Usually, form 4A is required if the death happened due to any natural reason.
• A signed consent letter from the close family members of the deceased person. In the absence of a family member, a responsible Last Journey team member can sign it.
• Clearance from the airport authority of India before handing over the cargo for airlifting.
• Clearance from the Air traffic control system (ATC) of india.
• The original UK passport of the deceased person and the accompanying family members can also carry it for some legal work. While paperwork, Indian authority will cancel the passport of the deceased.
• The valid identification card of the deceased person will be needed.
• A no objection certificate (NOC) from the police or any other higher authority of India.
• Certificate for the coffin box hired from the local funeral home.
• Certificate for embalming services from a professional and certified embalming center in India.

Last Journey Team members will arrange 8-10 photocopies of each essential. These copies will be asked for submission by the concerned authorities of India as proof of lawful "Dead Body Repatriation".

What is the procedure of Last Journey team in repatriation of the dead body from India to the UK through the air service?

By dividing the whole complex and time-consuming procedure of "Funeral Repatriation", Last Journey executes a hassle-free and well-timed plan.

Here are the steps-:

• The team informs the higher Indian authorities about the death of a non-native citizen. They grant legal permits to the team or family for collecting and airlifting the remains.
• Now the team performs the paperwork duty and assists the family in collecting the right, signed and valid documents.
• If there is a delay in the documentation process, our team members contact the local mortuary available in the nearby hospital and shift the dead body there to provide a safe & favorable atmosphere.
• After the completion of the paperwork, the team sends the dead body to a certified embalming center. Before shifting the body, we take permission from the family as it is prohibited in many religious communities.
• The team keeps the embalmed dead body in a spacious and qualitative coffin box. Now it is ready to be shipped through airways.
• Before handing over the cargo carrying the deceased body to the family members, we help them in its scanning and legal checking at airport.
• If family members of the deceased person are not traveling with the cargo during repatriation, our reliable teammates will accompany it throughout the journey.
• The team provides end-to-end funeral repatriation services for the dead body, therefore you need to provide us with the name of the receiver, contact details and the address of the location where the cargo delivery is expected in the UK.

Q - What is the cost of Dead body repatriation from India to the UK?

A - The minimum cost is £2000.