This Consulate General is competent for the States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.
The documentation listed below is necessary to ship human remains in Italy:
- A letter from the family of the deceased, authorizing the funeral director to ship the remains to Italy;
- Notarized affidavit from the funeral home director requesting the Consulate to transfer the remains of the deceased to Italy for burial;
- 1 certified full copy of the death certificate, stating the cause of death, complete with an Apostille as well as a notarized Italian translation also with an Apostille; for married women: maiden name must appear;
- Copy of Italian passport and green card (if only Italian citizen), naturalization certificate (if naturalized US citizen), certificate of birth;
- 1 certificate from the Health Department stating non-communicable diseases in the area of death. Apostille required;
- 1 notarized affidavit with an Apostille from funeral home director as per attached form;
- 1 data sheet for the deceased on funeral home letterhead stating the following information:
- exact name and surname (maiden name for women);
- exact date and place of birth, including name of city/town and province;airport of departure from the US;
- airport of arrival in Italy;
- exact city / town and province of burial in Italy;
- address and phone number of receiving funeral home;
The consular fee, payable by money order or cashier check will be determined when the complete paperwork is ready to be submitted to the Consulate.
