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Kindly note that the
South African Government does not provide any financial assistance
towards the costs of importing moral remains to South Africa.
The South African Consulate General in
New York will write to the Director General, Department of Foreign
Affairs in Pretoria, to request the approval from the Department of
National Health and Population Development for the importation of the
mortal remains to South Africa. Said letter will contain/enclose the
following information:
1) Deceased particulars as follows:
Name, date of birth, place of birth,
marital status, spouse's name, nationality of spouse, occupation of the
deceased, South African passport number, place of issuance, date of
issuance, date of expiration, ID number, date of death, place of death,
cause of death, mode of shipment of body, port of departure, date of
departure, port of arrival, date of arrival, date and place of
departure, date and place of arrival, undertakers in the US, undertakers
in South Africa, contact name, place of burial.
2) Documentations to be attached:
- copy of passport (first and second pages,
showing passport number and picture)
- death certificate certified as a true
copy by the Department of Health. It must state the cause of death other
than a communicable disease.
- Embalmment certificate - (if the person
cannot be embalmed due to religious reasons, it must be stated); and/or
- Affidavit of undertaker stating that the
remains have been embalmed and prepared in conformity to the regulations
of the City of New York (or relevant city). This affidavit must be
notarized.
- A letter from attending pathologist or
medical doctor stating that the person did not suffer from a contagious
or infectious disease at the time of death.
3) Permission will be granted for the importation/exportation
of the mortal remains to South Africa, on condition that:
- the body be embalmed
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the body must be sealed in an airtight container and placed in a sturdy
no-transparent coffin
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an import permit must be obtained from the receiving health authority.
Once the permission for the importation
of the mortal remains to South Africa is granted by the relevant
authorities in Pretoria, the Consulate in New York will issue a letter
in this regard.
 
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