Funeral Directors
Homeland International are well versed in supporting fellow funeral directors with the repatriation of remains anywhere worldwide. We have many long standing relationships with funeral directors in the UK as well as overseas.
Funeral Directors in the UK
We understand some funeral directors can manage a whole repatriation and others want no involvement at all, at Homeland International we are more than happy to help with as much or as little as you need. We can step in right at the start and complete the whole repatriation on your behalf, giving you timely updates if you wish to provide a more white label type service to your client. Alternatively, you may be happy to manage most of the arrangements but need further support with embassy paperwork and flight bookings, again we are able to help with this too.
Please do contact us to discuss your requirements. As an overview our repatriation of remains service includes the following:
- Full international repatriation support to anywhere worldwide
- Paperwork advice and embassy visits
- Flight booking services to anywhere worldwide
- Airport transfers and collections
- Collection and delivery services from destination country to home town
Funeral Directors outside the UK
We can support with as much or as little as needed and are happy to support you and your clients from anywhere in the world. We can support an entire body repatriation from any location worldwide back to your country or, if you just need support with airport transfers or flight bookings from your country then feel free to contact us too.
As a summary, our repatriation of remains service for funeral directors outside of the UK includes the following:
- Full international repatriation services
- Paperwork advice
- Flight booking services
- Airport transfers and collections
- Collection and delivery services
Work Exchange Programmes
We are proud members of many international funeral associations and organisations such as FIAT-IFTA and the EFFS. Both of these organisations offer exchange programmes where individuals can visit and work with similar companies in different countries.
If you would like to learn more about repatriation, feel free to contact us about a visit to our company in the UK. We have hosted many individuals from other countries before and would welcome the opportunity to work with you for however long you wanted to visit.
An Overview of What We Do
Liaison
Continued liaison 24/7 with all case stakeholders including local delivery partner, assistance partner and next of kin.
Flights
Preferential rates for global freight and accompanying passenger flights with all major carriers.
Paperwork
Oversight and completion of all required documentation including permits, permissions, declarations and customs clearances.
Concierge
Full travel concierge service for relatives of the deceased, as well as return of luggage/effects of the deceased person.
Mortuary Care
Preparation and presentation of the deceased person in accordance with local custom and international standards for transportation.
Memorials
Coordination & arrangement of local memorial funeral or memorial services if requested and required at location of departure or destination.
Begin Arrangements
We hope that this helps answer some of your questions. To proceed with our services, we require you to complete our authorisation form which can be emailed, posted or completed at one of our offices in the UK. Once we have received the death certificate and passport, we can begin the repatriation procedure and will keep you updated at every stage. Contact us to begin arrangements or ask any further questions you may have
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