How
to obtain a certificate
for
the transfer of
human remains from US
to BiH?
If
the deceased was a holder of a valid BiH passport, did not die
of any contagious disease, and under the understanding that the
deceased had not been buried in US, the Embassy may issue the
certificate for the transfer of deceased’s human remains without
a consent from competent bodies of BiH upon submitting of the
following documents:
- Filled
out application
form for the certificate for the transfer of
human remains,
-
Copy
of the deceased’s valid BiH passport,
- Medical Certificate of
Death / Certificat
médical de décès or
Certificate for Shipment of Body out of US / Autorisation de sortie d’un cadavre à l’extérieur du US
- Death
Certificate / Certificat de décès from issuing authority,
- Certification
from the Funeral Home that the human remains had not been buried
and that the casket, with the remains, has been prepared for shipment
according to international standards,
- Proof
of legal residence in US (it can be one of these documents: Landed
Immigrant Visa, Citizenship Card, Canadian Passport, Permanent Resident Card, …), and
- Money
Order or Business Cheque of CAD 65,00 payable to
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
(no personal cheques).
If
the deceased was not a holder of a valid BiH passport or the cause
of death was a contagious disease or the deceased had been buried
or cremated in US and the remains have been taken after post exhumation,
the following documents should be submitted:
- Filled
out application
form for the certificate for the transfer of
human remains,
- Filled
out request for the transport of the remains from abroad to BiH,
depending on the place of interment (Federation
of BiH, Republika
Srpska, Brcko
District BiH),
- Medical Certificate of
Death / Certificat
médical de décès or
Certificate for Shipment of Body out of US /
Autorisation de sortie d’un cadavre à
l’extérieur du US with certified translation in one of the official languages
of Bosnia and Herzegovina (either Serbian, Croatian, or Bosnian),
- Death
Certificate / Certificat de décès from issuing authority,
- Certification
from the Funeral Home that the casket, with the remains, has
been prepared for shipment according to international standards,
- Proof
of legal residence in US (it can be one of these documents: Landed
Immigrant Visa, Citizenship Card, Canadian Passport, Permanent Resident Card, …), and
- Filled
out request
for issuing of a travelling certificate,
- Proof
of identity - it can be one of these documents: passport, identity
card or driver’s licence
issued from competent bodies of BiH, RBiH or SFRY,
- One
recent photo size 3,5cm x 4,5cm for the issuance of the travelling
certificate
- Money
Order or Business Cheque of CAD 110,00 payable to
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
(no personal cheques).
In this case, the certificate is issued only after
receiving an approval from the competent bodies of BiH.