Repatriation from Belize to Poland
We organise bringing the deceased from Belize to Poland: documents from the country of death, Polish permits and transport of the body or urn.
- Issuing authority and document
- Certificate: the Polish Embassy in Panama City. The export permit comes from the authorities of the country of death.
- Transport
- The body is carried by air as air cargo. We agree the arrival airport and the handover point in Poland with the family.
- Timing
- The starosta and the consul have up to 3 days for their documents (Article 14(5) of the Act on Cemeteries). We give the full timing once the documents from Belize are collected.
- Price
- We will quote the price once we know the details.
Procedure: Belize
Poland is not a party to the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Conveyance of Corpses, so bringing a body from Belize always requires the Polish consul's certificate.
Documents from Belize are authenticated with an apostille if a Polish office asks for it (the country is a party to the Hague Convention, HCCH, as of 13 October 2026).
Belize: the Embassy in Panama and the neighbouring countries
Belize falls under the Polish Embassy in Panama. The same post serves Panama, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. The appointment at the consular section is arranged by email, documents are submitted in person or by post, and the certificate can be collected in person or sent by post at the applicant's cost.
The embassy states that besides the starosta's permit and the death document, other papers required by the authorities of the country of death may be needed, and the consul indicates which. We establish this in advance and obtain the local death document. This way the application reaches the embassy complete. At the end we take care of the carriage to Poland, contact with the cemetery and the date of the funeral, so that the family decides only on what matters most to it. We clarify the detailed requirements of this country's authorities on request in your case.
The Polish consul's certificate
The certificate is issued by the consul of the mission named on gov.pl: the Polish Embassy in Panama City.
How to get them: the starosta's permit and the consul's certificate.
Frequently asked questions
Who issues the Polish consul's certificate when a body is brought from Belize?
The consul of the mission named by gov.pl: the Polish Embassy in Panama City. It is based on the starosta's permit and the death certificate.
Other countries
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- El Salvador
- USA
- Canada
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Mexico
- Paraguay
- Peru
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent & Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- All countries