Issuing authority and document: The laissez-passer for a body is issued by Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed (the Danish Patient Safety Authority), through its supervision and guidance divisions. Denmark does not appear among the parties to the Strasbourg Agreement (according to the Dutch treaty database), so any further requirements of the Moldovan side are checked separately.
Transport: By air or by road. The mode of transport and the handover point in Moldova are agreed with the family case by case, depending on the city, the documents and the route.
Timing: We confirm the timeline once we have the documents. It depends on the local authorities, the Moldovan consulate where it is involved, and the transport available.
Price: Body (repatriation of remains): from 2 000 €
Ashes (urn): from 800 €

Country status under the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Transfer of Corpses: per the Council of Europe list (archived 20.05.2014) and the Netherlands treaty database; checked 11.10.2026.

Procedure

A doctor issues the death certificate; page 2, which records any infectious disease, goes to the authority in a sealed envelope. The parish decides on the request for burial or cremation. If burial or cremation cannot take place within 8 days, a request for postponement is needed.

The coffin must be tight and solid (Order no. 152 of 1983 on the handling of corpses). Documents are submitted on paper to the Danish authority, by secure mail or in person. We coordinate the paperwork with the Danish funeral service.

Required documents

Usually needed: the death certificate (with page 2), a copy of the decision on burial or cremation, a request to transport the body abroad signed by the funeral director or a relative and describing the coffin, a soldering certificate for a zinc coffin and, for air transport, an embalming certificate. Denmark and Moldova are both parties to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention and the HCCH status table shows no objection in force; we check which documents need an apostille case by case.

Danish specifics

The Danish authority's page does not require a zinc coffin or embalming for air transport to Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, unless the carrier requires it. Moldova is not on that list, so we agree the coffin requirements with the funeral service early on.

For ashes no laissez-passer is needed in Denmark; what Moldova requires is checked separately. If the laissez-passer must be used abroad, the Danish authority provides for it to be legalised by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for countries not covered by the simplified-transport agreements.

Frequently asked questions

Who issues the laissez-passer in Denmark?

The Danish Patient Safety Authority (Styrelsen for Patientsikkerhed), through its supervision and guidance divisions. The application is submitted with paper documents.

Is a zinc coffin mandatory?

The coffin must be tight and solid. The Danish authority lists a zinc coffin with a soldering certificate, and names the exemption from zinc and from embalming for air transport only for Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. For Moldova we agree the requirements with the funeral service from the start.

Can I bring the urn with ashes from Denmark?

Yes. No laissez-passer is required in Denmark for ashes, but the rules for an urn differ from those for a body. We confirm the list of documents for Moldova in your case.

Does Moldova have an embassy in Denmark?

The website of the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in The Hague names it as the embassy to the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Kingdom of Denmark. We check consular documents with it.

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