Body Repatriation to Nigeria from UK

Global Funeral Repatriation offers a comprehensive repatriation service to Nigeria from any location in the United Kingdom.

The fee below is a full package which attracts no additional charges to Lagos Airport.
£3,800 (£4,200 to Port Harcourt. We can also fly to Abuja, Kano and Enugu airports from the UK, but we can use internal flights from Lagos to anywhere in Nigeria)

This includes:

Collection of the person who has passed away from anywhere in England, Scotland or Wales
Up to 90 days mortuary care including full embalming with certification
Appropriate sealing of the coffin in line with international regulations
A light oak veneer coffin suitable for International Repatriation, can be upgraded
Transportation of the coffin to the departure airport
Flight fee (up to 150kgs including coffin) to Lagos with British Airways (day flight) (or +£200 with Virgin Atlantic’s overnight flight) from London Heathrow. Flights from London to Port Harcourt are with Qatar Airways.
Arrangement of all required documentation and administrative responsibilities
Our professional services
Health Waiver from the Port Health Authorities (including the fee for this)
Any consular requirements
Add Customs Clearance at Lagos airport for an additional £350 (£600 from Port Harcourt Airport) – we can also arrange transfers from the arrival airport in Nigeria to the required state in Nigeria by ambulance or flight (please ask for a quotation).

Additional Considerations

In addition to the above, you need to arrange for someone/a funeral home to arrange customs clearance and to collect the coffin from the Airport. We can help with this- please ask us for a quotation or further information. We can also arrange for Internal flights in Nigeria- please ask us for a quotation or further information.

Advice for families

What to do when someone passes away?

We understand the difficulties when a relative passes away abroad. We will simplify the process, and managing the whole repatriation for you. We provide the best support to help you and your loved one return home by providing a professional and dignified service.

What do I need to do?

The first thing that’s required is to complete our Instruction form, we will then take care of all further aspects of the repatriation until the person who has passed away has reached their final destination.

The official documents we need from you are:

Death certificate (if a doctor has certified the death- coroner is not involved)
Passport of the person who has passed away- can be expired but needs to be Nigerian

Timescale

A repatriation to Nigeria normally takes up to one week from the body being released/death being registered. We have great experience in expediting the repatriation process and can usually achieve a repatriation within a few days (paperwork depending)- please speak to our team about this. However, if speed isn’t of the essence, we can arrange a repatriation and then hold pending a flight date. Our fees include 90 days mortuary care, although if you speak to us regarding any longer-term requirements, we will be most accommodating.

Terms and conditions for Repatriation Packages to Nigeria

The package price is valid for a coffin with deceased weighing up to 150kg. Weights between 151kg – 200kg may have an additional flight fee – this will quoted to you prior to booking. We will need to re-quote if you decide to use another airline.

The package price is inclusive of our light oak veneer coffin (except where stated otherwise). Changes to this are available. Please be aware that other coffins and caskets will also affect the weight of the shipment and may increase the fee from the airline also.

Additional time required for mortuary care outside our 90 day offer will also be charged a standard daily fee of £8.

We take full responsibility for the care of your loved one from the point of collection to the point of delivery at the port/airport of departure.

Global Funeral Repatriation operates a 24 hour, 365 days per year caring, repatriation service from the UK to Nigeria. Our family are available to take your call whenever you need us. We are able to transfer the deceased from anywhere within the United Kingdom to Nigeria within one week. We can arrange all the necessary paperwork required and will liaise with any third parties such as funeral directors at the destination.

Transporting human remains from the UK to Nigeria

We provide repatriation of human remains to Nigeria from the UK. This service can include the movement of human remains in the form of cremated remains. We only ever offer a personal service, whereby a member of our family will collect the ashes or remains from any UK destination and deliver them to anywhere in Nigeria. We do not utilise third parties such as postage, parcel, or logistics companies.

Paperwork

Documents that will travel with the coffin (we will arrange); Death Certificate, Passport, Out of England, Free From Infection Certificate, Embalming Certificate, Funeral Directors Declaration, Health Waiver.

Agreement and quotation

This document is used to outline all requirements that you have, it specifies all documents required of you, and us in order to repatriate; legally, effectively, and preparatory with a future funeral service in mind. This document also outlines the quotation as discussed with you, broken down for your advice.

If your loved one has passed away in the Uk and you require advice on getting them back home to Nigeria then contact us today on 020 3151 0296

Name *

Email Address *

Phone Number *

Relationship to the deceased

Full Name of Deceased *

Where is the deceased currently resting?

Repatriation to *

Repatriation Type *

Departure Timescale

Date of Birth *

Date of Death *

Your Home Address *

Home Address of Deceased *

Additional Information

To enable us to professionally fulfil our role to the best of our ability, we require an amount of specific authority from the Applicant. I, the applicant, instruct Global Funeral Repatriation of 73 Scrooby Road, Harworth, DN11 8JN to conduct all necessary administrative and practical preparations to enable the efficient repatriation of the deceased (body or ashes). I understand that this may involve attending at the Consulate or Embassy on my behalf in order to obtain the relevant documentation (possibly including a death certificate) to allow for the Repatriation to go ahead. I, the applicant, consent to and instruct Global Funeral Repatriation of 73 Scrooby Road, Harworth, DN11 8JN to fully embalm the deceased as outlined in page one of this document, using a British Institute of Embalmers, Embalmer. I understand the process of embalming and why it is necessary. A certificate of Embalming will be produced by the Embalmer upon completion. Global Funeral Repatriation recommends that the Applicant does not leave the United Kingdom until all required paperwork is in place for the Repatriation to take place. This enables Global Funeral Repatriation to have the ability to contact (via telephone, email and in person), the applicant for any requirements that may arise prior to the departing flight. Some communication may be required at short notice and may carry urgent requests or information- it is therefore paramount that Global Funeral Repatriation are able to contact the applicant via telephone, email and in person with ease until the Repatriation flight departs. Unless otherwise stated or agreed, our Repatriation package includes a simple oak effect coffin (or with Repatriation of Ashes, an oak urn). Global Funeral Repatriation expects that the Applicant will make available all required documents of them at the earliest convenience and with efficiency to enable the Repatriation to take place with the outlined timescale. Our fee quoted includes up to 90 days of mortuary care from the date of which the deceased enters the care of Global Funeral Repatriation. Mortuary care from then is chargeable at £50 per full 7 days thereafter. Where a deceased is in our care for longer than 14 days, Global Funeral Repatriation reserves the right to charge any additional fees relating to changing flight fees. I, the applicant, have the legal right and capacity to authorise Global Funeral Repatriation to Repatriate the deceased as outlined in page one of this document, and fully agree to all details within the whole document.

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