Dead Body Repatriation Services From USA to the UK

Full of complicated paperwork and concern regarding the safety of the human remains, bringing a dead body back home is a tough task for the deceased's family. Therefore one should take guidance from a professional funeral direction team instead of performing self-repatriation.

Last Journey team offers budget-friendly funeral repatriation services to the needy ones. You can hire us for repatriation from the USA to the UK. Our highly skilled and experienced team members will lead the family in executing a safe, quick, and legal repatriation from the USA to the UK.

How does the team assist the deceased's guardian while performing a funeral repatriation?

The professionally trained team workers of Last Journey fulfill all the legal requirements and assist the family of the deceased. Along with this, the team takes good care of the mortal remains.

• The team first informs the legal authorities of the USA administration regarding the dead body repatriation.
• We receive NOC (No Objection Certificate) and other clearance documents from the local area police and other departments.
• The team takes help from the local funeral homes and other service providers to arrange facilities like ambulance vans, coffin boxes, cooling cabinets metal containers etc.
• Collecting the essential valid documents from the responsible departments of the USA administration.
• Sending the deceased body for embalming service. We take permission from the family first.
• Booking the tickets for air cargo and flight services from the USA to the UK.
• In the case of unaccompanied dead body air transportation, reliable team members will travel with the cargo.
• We inform the family members about ongoing procedures through an online communication platform if only the team is performing repatriation tasks.
• The team members help family members understand the legal terms and resolve language issues immediately.

In the above-described points, the team covers all the necessary legal requirements.

A stepwise manner to execute the safe, legal and dignified Dead body air transportation from the USA to the UK -:

To lessen the chances of untimely delays, miscommunication and other legal hindrances, the team completes the task of funeral repatriation in several steps.

We simultaneously perform the paperwork and arrange all the safety measures for the human remains. In the below-listed steps, we take the help of the certified local funeral homes available in the USA.

1.  Receiving permission from the liable departments of the USA administration -:

Immediately after finalizing the hiring procedure, the team members of Last Journey organisation send an official notification to the local and higher authorities of the USA administration. The team provides essential details to the authorities and local area police for verification. Once they find the information valid, they grant us the NOC (No objection certificate) for collecting the dead body and airlifting it from the USA.

These clearance documents or legal permits play a pivotal role in moving the dead body from the USA to the UK. Before receiving them, one must check the details carefully.

2. Steps that we take to prevent the dead body from damage & decomposition during the repatriation procedure -:

To maintain the dignity and safety of the deceased body, the family needs professional help the most. We as experienced funeral repatriation service providers ensure that the remains will be undamaged till the final delivery at the doorstep in the UK. For this, our workers book the below-listed facilities with the help of local funeral service providers.

• For diverse medical services and final delivery to the airport, the team books an ambulance van. It provides safe domestic relocation to the remains in the USA.
• We book a spacious ambulance van equipped with an advance-features cooling cabinet. It provides a favorable low temperature to the remains and prevents them from decomposition.
• The team sends the dead body to a certified center for embalming services. In this process, the embalming doctors pull out the dead body fluid. In the place of the fluid, they inject a specific chemical material that has disinfecting properties. It slows down the decomposition process of the dead body.
• To keep the embalmed dead body safe during funeral repatriation, the team members arrange a certified coffin box. After placing the dead body in it, the team members seal it carefully. It restrains the odor in the box.
• For a more respectful repatriation, the team will arrange a spacious metal container. It has some specific features that ensure the safe and dignified transfer of the remains.

3. List of the required documents for the paperwork -:

On each step of the legal repatriation of a dead body, one needs to present valid documents as proof of lawful air shipping. Different departments of the USA administration issue different papers and certificates that act as a clearance in the paperwork.

• Death certificate of the deceased person
• Postmortem reports if the death happened due to unnatural reasons
• No objection certificate or NOC
• Form 4 for the residential demise
• Form 4A for the hospital demise
• A signed consent letter from the deceased's family to show their agreement in airlifting the dead body.
• The original Indian passport of the departed person is required for the cancellation by the airport authority
• Original IDs of the deceased person are also important.
• The person who is participating in the legal procedure must carry the original ID.
• Certificate for the embalming service.
• Certificate for the coffin box.
• Clearance from the airport authority of the USA
•  Clearance from the air traffic control system

4. Ticket booking process and doorstep delivery -:

After the completion of the paperwork and the dead body becomes ready to be airlifted, the team workers book the tickets for air cargo and flight services. Before finalizing the tickets, the team discusses with the family.

If the family is not participating in the air transportation of the dead body, our team workers will travel with cargo. To deliver the cargo to the doorstep of the deceased's residential location, we require-:

• Name of the receiver
• Contact details
• Address for the delivery of cargo