Body Repatriation Services From The UK to Germany

Going through the pain of losing a loved one in another country is the toughest phase in someone's life. Bringing the remains back home can be difficult for the family members. To dail down their grief to some extent, Last Journey Organization provides professional repatriation services.

One can hire us for shifting the remains from the UK to Germany. Our Last Journey team members will take charge of each step that are essential part of a legal dead body repatriation procedure.

What are the key services provided by Last Journey team for a safe repatriation from the UK to Germany?

For reuniting the mourning family with the deceased, Last Journey team helps through its professional assistance. Along with the professionalism in the services, our skilled team members provide utmost safety and dignity to the mortal remains.

Take a view of the basic to advanced features included in the Repatriation By Air Services.

• Receiving legal permission from the higher and local authority of the UK for collecting and airlifting the remains.
• If the family wants to relocate the patient through air ambulance services, we get permission from the hospital authority as well on the behalf of family members.
• Arranging the valid documents including the death certificate issued by a certified authority.
• Provision of basic facilities such as coffin box, ambulance can, freezer box, and metal container for keeping the body safe, etc. These facilities ensure the safety and dignity of the remains.
• The team members accompany the corpse carrying dead body during the repatriation if the family members are unavailable.
• Through an online communication platform, our team conveys the information regarding the status of repatriation if only the team is taking the charge of airlifting procedure.
• Besides the above-listed prime facilities, the team acknowledges the personalized or customized requirements of the deceased's family.

Which documents are needed for a safe, quick and legal dead body repatriation from the UK to Germany?

In the absence of a single document, the funeral direction team or the close kin of the departed soul can't take the procedure further.

Here is the list comprising all the essential documents required for a hassle free dead body repatriation from the UK to Germany.

• Clearance and legal permission from the higher authority of the UK. The No Objection Certificate (NOC) acts here as an essential permit for collecting and airlifting the dead body.
• Death certificate from any of the authorized hospital of the UK. The team usually picks the hospital that is available in the nearby areas. It should be signed by the senior official of the hospital authority and all the essential information must be filled in it correctly.
• Postmortem report will be asked by the official departments if the death happened due to any unnatural reason.
• Form 4 will be needed if the death occured at the residence of the deceased.
• Form 4A will be needed if the death occured at any hospital.
• Certificate for the embalming or embalming reports if the body requires this specific medical treatment before air shipping.
• Certificate for the coffin box. The team will be able to collect it from the local funeral home available in the UK.
• A consent letter signed by the close family members of the deceased. In the absence of family, a responsible team member can fulfill this duty after discussing with the family.
• The original identification cards of the deceased person. 
• Original passport of the deceased issued by the German Authorities can also be asked by the UK authorities.
• Clearance from the local area police.
• Clearance from the airport authority of the UK for airlifting the dead body.
• All the family members and teammates of Last Journey should also carry their Original IDs with them for verification.

One should carry these essential documents in the original as well as in photocopy formats. The team members of Last Journey will arrange 8-10 copies of each document for their submission to the authoritative departments.

Safety measures included in the Funeral Repatriation Services of Last Journey Organization -:

It's difficult to keep the mortal remains fresh and free from damage while moving it from one country to another. The skilled and experienced workers of Last Journey follows some certain steps to keep the dead body safe and dignified.

Take a look at how we ensure the safety and dignity of the remains while airlifting them.

• A well-equipped ambulance van for domestically relocating the remains.
• Provision of a cooling cabinet for giving a favorable atmosphere to the remains.
• A qualitative and certified coffin box for airlifting the remains safely.
• The team sends the remains for the embalming process also. Embalming eliminates the chances of the deceased body's decomposition and damage. Professional doctors inject a chemical substance into the body and  the body fluid. It keeps the remains fresh and undamaged till their final delivery.

After completing the paperwork and embalming of the remains, the team shifts the cargo carrying the dead body to the scanning section of the airport authority. Here the checking of cargo takes place and later the cargo is airlifted by the air ambulance services.

Last Journey team ensures the family of the deceased that they'll receive fresh and damage-free remains at the doorstep.

How does the team assist in airlifting the cargo carrying the deceased body from the UK to Germany?

Once the paperwork is completed and the human remains are prepared for the repatriation, Last Journey team books online tickets for air cargo and flight services. The facility of shifting corpse from the UK to Germany is available at several airways companies of the UK.

After booking tickets, the team shifts the dead body to the airport, where the authorities checks the coffin box carrying remains. If it is meeting with all the requirements, they allows the team to shift in the cargo section of the flight.

What is the cost of Dead Body Repatriation from the UK to Germany?

Usually it ranges from £2,500 to £4,095.