ISSUANCE OF A COVERING LETTER FOR TRANSPORT OF HUMAN REMAINS

Transport of human remains, either decedent's body or cremated ashes, to the Republic of Serbia requires a written document-permit called SPROVODNICA. The following documents and procedures are required:

1. The request form should be filled out by the family member (sprovodnica.jpg I strana) - (sprovodnica.jpg II strana)
2. Certificate of Death - legalized by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt
3. A valid Serbian passport belonging to the deceased
4. The burial-transit permit issued by Egyptian authorities for transport of the human remains outside of Egypt
5. The statement that the deceased did not die of any contagious disease, issued by the local health authority (not Funeral Home)
6. Certificate issued by a Funeral Home stating that the human remains were not previously buried, that they were prepared for transport according to the international regulations and placed in a hermetically sealed metal/zinc box.
7. A statement from the funeral home as proof that the deceased person was identified and that casket contains nothing but the remains of the named deceased,
8. Medical report which contains the cause of death
9. A letter from the Funeral home stating the flight itinerary, place (town) to which the remains are being shipped, point of entry into the Republic of Serbia and full name of the escort, if any,
10. The consular fee in the amount of 50 euros (6 EUR for Sprovodnica and 44 EUR for legalization of a Death Certificate by this Embassy)