COLUMBIA REPATRIATION REQUIREMENTS

Where is Columbia? Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama

Nationality: noun: Colombian(s) / adjective: Colombian

Ethnic Groups: Mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%

Language(s): Spanish

Religion(s): Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%

CONSULATE TELEPHONE: (212) 370-0004

REPATRIATION SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS:

1. Death certificate
2. Burial/Transit Permit (must bear raised seal of the health department)
3. Passport of decedent
4. Embalmer's affidavit (must be notarized and authenticated by the county clerk)
5. License Verification Letter (funeral home letter stating the embalmer's license number with a photocopy of his/her license along with a photocopy of the funeral home's registration - this letter must be notarized and authenticated by the county clerk)
6. Letter of non-contagious disease
7. Funeral home letter stating: 1) remains were properly embalmed and prepared for international shipment; 2) that only the remains are inside the casket; 3) flight itinerary; 4) consignee's name, address, and telephone number; 5) cemetery name and location (this letter must be notarized and authenticated by the county clerk)
8. All documents need Apostille from the State Department
9. Casket - sealer-type metal
10. Air tray (wood base)

CONTACT NUMBERS:

CA, Beverly Hills: (323) 653-4299
CA, San Francisco: (415) 795-7195
DC, Washington: (202) 332-7476 / Fax (202) 332-7180
FL, Miami: (305) 448-5558
GA, Atlanta: (404) 255-3038
IL, Chicago: (312) 923-1196 / Fax (312) 923-1197
LA, New Orleans: (504) 525-5580
MA, Boston: (617) 303-4656 / Fax (617) 536-9372
NY, New York City: (212) 370-0004
PR, San Juan: (787) 754-6885
TX, Houston: (713) 527-8919

ADDITIONS / CORRECTIONS

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