Cremation in Romania

What the service includes

Documents in Moldova and the export permit, hygienic preparation of the body, and cold-room storage.

Transport by hearse to the crematorium in Oradea and back, the farewell and service in Chișinău, the urn handed to the family, and burial of the urn with the permit obtained.

Optionally: sending the ashes abroad, a memorial diamond made from the ashes, or the Tree of life service.

The road to Oradea and the paperwork of two countries

Oradea is in western Romania, about 700 km from Chișinău, and the route runs through Romania. A relative may travel with the vehicle.

Romania is not a party to the Strasbourg Agreement on the transfer of corpses, so local rules and the requirements of the Republic of Moldova apply. One advantage: under the treaty between the Republic of Moldova and Romania on legal assistance (1996, Art. 22), documents issued by the authorities of one country are valid in the other without any legalisation. The Romanian documents from the crematorium, including the cremation certificate, therefore do not need an apostille.

What stays in Moldova: the death documents, the export permit, the farewell and service in Chișinău, and, on return, the handing over of the urn and the permit for its burial.

The decision to cremate is taken by the persons entitled to do so, under the rules of the country. At the first contact we tell you which documents need your signature.

Moldova has no crematorium, so the choice between Oradea and Odesa depends on the distance and the documents required. The cost is set individually, on request, and the process takes at least two days.