Repatriation from Burkina Faso to Poland
We organise bringing the deceased from Burkina Faso 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 Dakar. 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 Burkina Faso are collected.
- Price
- We will quote the price once we know the details.
Procedure: Burkina Faso
Poland is not a party to the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Conveyance of Corpses, so bringing a body from Burkina Faso always requires the Polish consul's certificate.
Documents from Burkina Faso are authenticated by legalisation if a Polish office asks for it (the country is not a party to the Hague Convention, HCCH, as of 13 October 2026).
Burkina Faso: the embassy in Dakar handles the case
Burkina Faso belongs to the district of the Polish Embassy in Dakar. The same district covers Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Cape Verde and Ivory Coast. The application is filed in person or by post, and the visit is arranged by email with the Consular Section.
The procedure described by the embassy in Dakar contains requirements worth knowing in advance: a medical statement that the death was not related to an infectious disease, and a statement from the funeral company about a sealed metal coffin, soldered shut and placed in a wooden crate. The page describes the embassy's procedure in Senegal, so for Burkina Faso we confirm each of these items before documents are sent. We organise the preparation of documents on the Polish and local side and the transport. 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 Dakar.
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 Burkina Faso?
The consul of the mission named by gov.pl: the Polish Embassy in Dakar. It is based on the starosta's permit and the death certificate.
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