Requirements:
Transport of Human Remains
- Certified copy of Death certificate
- Burial/Transit Permit
- Passport of decedent
- Embalmer's affidavit
- Letter of non-contagious disease from State or County health office
- A letter from the family requesting permission
- Funeral home letter stating: 1) only remains are inside the casket; 2) flight itinerary; 3) consignee's name, address, and telephone number;
- Sealer Casket (w/ 3” of peat, sawdust, or powdered charcoal moistened with an antiseptic solution
- All wood shipping container with Zinc liner (secured by screws not more than 8” apart with 3 metal bands
Consulates: http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/164201.htm#gabon
Embassy: http://www.embassy.org/embassies/ga.html