Repatriation from Armenia to Poland

Yerevan: the Consular and Polonia Section

For cases from Armenia the certificate is issued by the Consular and Polonia Section of the Polish Embassy in Yerevan, and a visit is booked by phone or email. To transport a body you need a burial permit from the starost or city mayor, the death certificate, a medical statement that the death was not linked to an infectious disease, and a funeral home certificate of a soldered metal coffin with an absorbent layer of at least 5 cm, placed in a wooden crate.

For ashes, a cremation certificate and a funeral home certificate that the ashes are in a sealed, damage-resistant container are enough, alongside the starosta's permit and the death certificate. It also lists two different email addresses, so we confirm the contact before sending documents. The consul issues the certificate immediately and no later than three days after the application. We confirm translation and apostille requirements with the mission for each document.

Documents for the consul: body

According to the Polish mission's website, the following are needed:

• Burial permit issued by the starosta or the city mayor (the application may be submitted by the deceased's family or an authorised funeral home).
• Copy of the death certificate or another document confirming the death.
• Medical certificate that the death was not related to an infectious disease.
• Certificate from the funeral home that the body has been placed in a metal coffin with a layer of absorbent material (min. 5 cm), soldered shut and placed in a wooden crate.
• Certificate of cremation (where the body has been cremated).