Shipping to Nigeria

At Madonna Multinational Funeral Home, we understand the profound loss of a loved one and the importance of bringing them home to Nigeria with dignity and respect. Our team is dedicated to guiding you through every step of the process, ensuring your loved one is honored according to your wishes and Nigerian traditions.

Process & Requirements 

The process begins with initial arrangements, where we gather essential information and obtain legal documents like the death certificate. Embalming is required to preserve the body for transport, typically within 24 hours, followed by preparing it in a hermetically sealed metal casket. Documentation is critical, including a legalized death certificate, embalming certificate, and transit permit, with all foreign language documents translated into English if necessary. Transportation is usually by air, included in our pricing, and we coordinate with the receiving funeral home in Nigeria for final arrangements.

Financial Transparency: Understanding the Costs 
  • Transfer of Remains
  • Embalming
  • Basic Funeral Arrangements
  • Custodial Care Supervision of Staff
  • Dressing/Casketing
  • Hearse
  • Selective Sealer Casket
  • Air tray
  • Airline
  • Health Department (Death Certificate/Permit/State Letters)
  • Federal Ministry of Health Abuja Waiver
  • Newlife Funeral Lab Asaba
  • Consulate Charges

Additional services, such as extended ceremonies or specific caskets, are available at extra cost. Cremation and ash transport are more affordable alternatives —we’re happy to provide separate quotes if that’s your preference with separate quotes available. (International Remains Transport)

WHat You need to provide

WHat You need to provide

To ensure a smooth process, we ask families to provide:

  • The deceased’s Nigerian passport or birth certificate (or a notarized affidavit if unavailable).

  • Details of the receiving funeral home in Nigeria (name, address, phone, email).

Madonna Funeral Home is a TSA Known Shipper—ensuring safe, secure, and timely transportation.

When it comes to transporting a loved one across state lines or overseas, you need a funeral home that is not only experienced—but officially recognized as trustworthy. Madonna Funeral Home is proud to be a TSA Known Shipper, a designation that confirms our compliance with federal security regulations and our ability to safely coordinate the air shipment of remains.

To become a TSA Known Shipper, funeral homes must be listed in the Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) business directory and registered individually with each airline. This ensures each carrier can verify our credentials and accept shipments directly from us without delay. Our verified status gives families peace of mind that we can coordinate air travel reliably with major carriers such as Southwest, Delta, and more.