Requirements:
Transport of Human Remains
- Certified copies of Death certificate (2)
- Burial/Transit Permit
- Passport or ID card of decedent
- Embalmer's affidavit
- A cover letter on funeral home letterhead asking for permission to ship
- Letter of preparation on funeral home letterhead
- Letters of non-contagious disease from County or State Health Office (2)
- Funeral home letter stating: 1) only remains are inside the casket 2) flight itinerary; 3) consignee's name, address, and telephone number;
- Zinc Lined outer wood box
- No consul inspection is required. Consul fee is $20.00
Consulates: http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/164206.htm#lebanon
Embassy: http://www.lebanonembassyus.org/