International Transfer — Home, Wherever Home Is
Bringing a loved one home to Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Central or South America. We handle the consulate, the airline, every document, and every authorization — start to finish.
You make one call. We make all the others.
An international transfer means consulates, airlines, apostilles, permits, and paperwork in two countries — in two languages, on two clocks. You should not have to learn any of that this week. You don't have to know what to do. We do.
Middletown is a city of families from somewhere else — nearly half of our neighbors are Hispanic — and for many of them, "home" has always meant two places at once. When a mother wanted to rest in the town where she was born, that wish is sacred to us. It is why this service is not a side offering here. It is our specialty.
How we bring a loved one home
You make one call
Any hour, in Spanish or English: (845) 342-0221. From that moment, every other call — hospital, consulate, airline, the funeral home in your country — is ours to make, not yours.
We prepare your loved one, and every document
The death certificate with its apostille and translation, the embalming certificate the destination requires, the transit permit — prepared, filed, and walked through with you in plain words. Nadie firma lo que no entiende.
The consulate
The destination country's consulate must authorize the journey — this is where transfers stall when a family tries to do it alone. We work with the New York consulates case by case, and where assistance programs exist, we help your family request them.
The flight
We coordinate directly with the airlines’ dedicated human-remains services flying from the New York area to Latin America, and we confirm every leg before your family ever goes to an airport.
Home
We arrange the receiving funeral home in your country before departure, so on the other side there is a name, a person, and a plan — the velorio, the mass, the burial your family wants, in the place your loved one called home.
We know the road to your country.
Every country sets its own rules, and every consulate decides case by case — so anyone promising you a fixed checklist is guessing. What we can promise: we have made these arrangements, we know what each consulate in New York asks for, and we know which governments help families pay. That last part matters, and few families are ever told.
Mexico
The Consulate General of Mexico in New York serves all of Orange County, and we work with it directly. Mexico issues its consular permits for the transfer free of charge — and for families facing hardship, the Mexican government has an assistance program through the consulate that can cover the basic transfer and preparation costs. We help you request it.
Dominican Republic
We coordinate with the Dominican Consulate in New York from the first day — its authorization travels with your loved one. Repatriated remains enter the Dominican Republic without taxes or fees, and we arrange everything with the receiving funeral home there, from the airport to the province.
Puerto Rico
Simpler than most families expect: Puerto Rico is part of the United States, so there is no consulate and no international paperwork. The death certificate, the transit permit, the flight — usually within days. We coordinate with a funeral home on the island so your family is received, not just met by a cargo office.
Guatemala
We work with the Guatemalan Consulate in Manhattan, and we know both sides of the journey: Guatemala's consulates maintain a repatriation fund for families in need, and CONAMIGUA can help carry your loved one from La Aurora airport to their home community. We help your family ask for both.
El Salvador
El Salvador's Foreign Ministry runs an official repatriation program through its consulates — the process starts with a family request, and when a family cannot pay, the government evaluates the case for assistance. We prepare the documents and stand with you at every step.
Honduras
We coordinate with the Honduran Consulate General in New York. Honduras maintains a solidarity fund (FOSMIH) that, in qualifying hardship cases managed through the consulate from the start, can cover much of the repatriation cost — which is exactly why the first call matters. Make it to us; we bring the consulate in immediately.
Ecuador
Ecuador's government repatriates its nationals free of charge for families in verified economic hardship — an official program of the Foreign Ministry, requested through the consulate. Government-assisted cases take longer (about a month); a family-arranged transfer moves much faster. We explain both paths honestly and help you choose.
Colombia
We work with the Colombian Consulate in New York, which authorizes the entry of remains and guides the process. An honest note other funeral homes may not tell you: Colombia does not pay for the transfer of a body — though in hardship cases the consulate can help with ashes and documents at no cost. We will never let your family plan around help that is not coming.
Another country? The process is the same promise: one call to us, and we take it from there — consulate, documents, airline, and the funeral home that receives your family on the other side.
Nadie firma lo que no entiende.
Every conversation, every document, every decision — fully explained in English or Spanish, before you sign anything.
Traslado Internacional
Costs vary by country and airline. Call us and we will give you a clear, complete quote for bringing your loved one home — with nothing added later.
In routine cases, about one to two weeks door to door, depending on the country, the consulate, and the airline. Some cases take longer — a missing birth certificate or a medical examiner case can add time. We give you an honest timeline on day one, and your family hears from us at every step, in your language.
Sometimes, yes. Mexico's government runs a repatriation-assistance program through its consulates that can cover basic transfer and preparation costs for families who demonstrate hardship — and El Salvador, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Honduras all have consular assistance for nationals who pass away abroad. We know these programs and we help your family request them. Asking costs nothing.
Yes — and it is simpler than most families expect. Puerto Rico is part of the United States, so there is no consulate and no international paperwork: the death certificate, the transit permit, and the airline. We coordinate directly with a receiving funeral home on the island, usually within days.
No — New York State law does not require routine embalming, and neither does any state. It is generally needed only in specific situations, such as certain public viewings or most international transfers, where the destination country or the airline requires it. If it is not needed, we will tell you so.
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