Repatriation from DR Congo to Poland

We organise bringing the deceased from DR Congo to Poland: documents from the country of death, Polish permits and transport of the body or urn.

Issuing authority and document: Certificate: the Polish consul confirmed in your case. 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 DR Congo are collected.
Price: We will quote the price once we know the details.

Procedure: DR Congo

Poland is not a party to the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Conveyance of Corpses, so bringing a body from DR Congo always requires the Polish consul's certificate.

Documents from DR Congo 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).

Democratic Republic of the Congo

On the page of the Polish Embassy in Luanda, the bilateral relations tab lists Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, the Central African Republic and São Tomé and Príncipe. We confirm the post responsible for this country in your case.

The certificate for bringing remains or ashes home is issued by the consul. The application is filed in person or by post, and the visit date is arranged by email. The consul issues it promptly, no later than three days after filing. In practice the order is: the starosta's permit in Poland, the death documents from the place of death, the consul's certificate, and only then the transport. We handle each of these stages and make sure the documents from the place of death are complete before they reach the consul. We clarify the detailed requirements of this country's authorities on request in your case.

The Polish consul's certificate

The nearest mission linked to this country on gov.pl is the Polish Embassy in Luanda. We confirm the competent mission in your case.

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 DR Congo?

The Polish consul competent for this country; we confirm the mission in your case. It is based on the starosta's permit and the death certificate.

Other countries

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