Guidelines for the Importation/Exportation of Human Remains to and from Jamaica
Ministry of Health & Wellness - Guidelines for the Importation of Human Remains into Jamaica
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR EXPORTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS
Please note only registered Funeral Homes with licensed Embalmers will be issued with Transit Permits for the Export of Human Remains
The following documents are required to be presented to the Kingston and St. Andrew Health Department, or the St. James Health Department of the issuance of a Transit Permit/Non-Communicable Disease Certificate:
- Death Certificate – with the cause of death ( Required)
- Embalming Certificate ( Required)
- Autopsy Report (where applicable)
Fee: JA$7000
Contact:
Miss Andrea Squire
KSA Health Department
1a Caledonia Crescent
Kingston 5
Tel (876) 926-1550-2
E:mail: Contact Us/Feedback
or
Dr Marcia Johnson Campbell, MBBS, MPH (HE/HP) (UWI)
Medical Officer (Health)
St. James Public Health Services
Creek Street
P.O. Box 472, Montego Bay,
St. James, Jamaica
+876 979-7820-4 (switchboard); Ext 240
alternate email address: Contact Us/Feedback