Shipping Human Remains to Mexico

We have much experience transferring a family’s loved one to Mexico. Our services provide peace of mind and are much less expensive than traditional funeral homes. Repatriation of a loved one is expected – it was their final wish to go home. For us to perform this service, the deceased should be within 100 miles of the San Diego area.

It is not a difficult task; it is a matter of proper preparation and having the appropriate legal paperwork.  We will discuss travel with cremains, shipping cremains, and shipping full-body remains to Mexico.

 When shipping a physical body to Mexico (remains), there needs to be coordination between funeral homes – one in San Diego and one in Mexico. The process generally takes 1 – 2 weeks, depending on if you already have a Mexican birth certificate for the deceased.

The following documents are required;

• • Processing documents through the Mexican Consulate
  • Original certified copy of the death certificate
  • Transit permit from the California funeral home
  • Death certificate and permit translation
  • Embalmers letter sign by the embalmer
  • Mexican permit stamp (visa stamp) and digital signatures

When taking cremains to Mexico via plane it is best to just carry them as part of your hand luggage.  Checked items do on occasion get lost by airlines and we do not want to happend to your loved one.

When cremains are carried on, the urn much be X-rayable. The standard plastic container supplied by the crematory or funeral home is good for this and complies with TSA guidlines.

Note that the urn will never be opened by security personal, even when asked to do so to verify contents.

In the case of shipping cremains to Mexico all the same documentation is required as with carrying the cremains on a plane. Namely the list below;

• • Certificate of cremation from the crematory
  • Mexican Consulate paperwork
  • Origional certified copy of the death certifiate
  • Transit permit from the California funeral home
  • Death certificate and permit translation
  • Mexican permit stamp (visa stamp) and digital signitures
  • Name and address of the person in Mexico the cremains are going