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 local health authority
- Funeral home letter stating: 1) only remains are inside the casket 2) flight itinerary; 3) consignee's name, address, and telephone number;
- No requirements on casket
- Air tray
- Suriname consulate has nothing to do with shipment of human remains, Surinam Air should be contacted (212-826-0660)
Consulates: http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/164214.htm#surinames
Embassy: http://www.surinameembassy.org/