Individual & Personal Wishes During International Repatriation
International repatriation procedures and funeral arrangements may involve not only religious or cultural traditions, but also highly individual personal wishes of families and relatives.
Today, international transportation and worldwide funeral arrangements offer many different possibilities regarding burial locations, funeral procedures and personal farewell arrangements. Depending on the destination country, transportation method and local regulations involved, families may choose from different forms of burial and international funeral arrangements worldwide.
While traditional coffin transportation may in many situations involve more limited burial options depending on the destination country and local regulations, cremation and international urn transportation may often allow greater flexibility regarding burial locations, memorial arrangements and personal family wishes.
International repatriation procedures may therefore involve a wide range of individual arrangements, including personal farewell ceremonies, private memorial gatherings, accompanying relatives during transportation procedures or individually organized funeral arrangements according to family wishes.
Depending on the individual situation involved, families may also wish to include personal clothing, farewell letters, personal belongings or other meaningful items connected to the deceased during funeral preparations and international transportation arrangements.
As international funeral traditions and personal wishes may vary significantly from family to family, international repatriation procedures may require flexible coordination and individually organized arrangements depending on the destination country, transportation route and specific family wishes involved.
International Repatriation Service Germany recognizes that every international repatriation case may involve unique personal wishes, cultural traditions and individual family expectations depending on the specific circumstances involved.