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Authority and GuidanceĬDC’s regulatory authority under 42 CFR §71.55 external icon Importation of Human Remains, governs the importation of the remains of a person intended for burial, entombment, or cremation (“final resting”). There likely will need to be an official identification of the body and official documents issued by the consular office. *While CDC does not require an autopsy before the remains of a person who died overseas are returned to the United States, depending on the circumstances surrounding the death, some countries may require an autopsy before exportation.

Assistance with transportation (such as local transportation, international airline).

Packaging (such as urn for cremation, casket, body transfer case).

US import documents (such as death certificate, Consular Mortuary Certificate, Affidavit of Foreign Funeral Director and Transit Permit, CDC import permit in the case of a quarantinable communicable disease).

Country export clearance requirements where death occurred (such as death certificate, autopsy report *).

Work with consular officials to obtain:.

In addition, the US embassy or consulate external icon closest to or in the country where the US citizen or lawful permanent resident died may provide assistance.For emergency assistance after working hours or on weekends and holidays, call the Department of State switchboard at 20 and ask to speak with the Overseas Citizens Services duty officer.If the deceased person’s next of kin or legal representative is in a different country from that of the deceased person, they should call the Department of State’s Office of Overseas Citizens Services in Washington, DC, from 8 am to 5 pm Eastern time, Monday through Friday, at 88 (toll-free) or 20.Consular personnel are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to provide assistance to US citizens for overseas emergencies.Notify US consular officials at the Department of State.When a US citizen or lawful permanent resident dies outside the United States, the deceased person’s next of kin or legal representative should: CDC requirements for importing human remains depend on the purpose of importation, whether the body has been embalmed or cremated, and if the person died from a quarantinable communicable disease.