FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

    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.

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