Repatriation from El Salvador to Poland
We organise bringing the deceased from El Salvador 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 El Salvador are collected.
- Price
- We will quote the price once we know the details.
Procedure: El Salvador
Poland is not a party to the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Conveyance of Corpses, so bringing a body from El Salvador always requires the Polish consul's certificate.
Documents from El Salvador 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).
El Salvador: the embassy in Panama and eight countries in the district
El Salvador is served by the Polish Embassy in Panama. According to its gov.pl page, its territorial jurisdiction covers Panama, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Visits to the consular section require an appointment made through e-konsulat or by contacting the section, so we set the date in advance. We give the family the list of documents before the embassy date, so that the visit or the post is complete.
El Salvador lies across the ocean, so remains or an urn travel to Poland by air. We usually run the case in this order: a death document from the local hospital or authorities, preparation of the body or cremation, consent for export, a flight booking, and on the Polish side the starosta's permit and the consul's certificate. We confirm the detailed requirements of this country's authorities on request, for 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 El Salvador?
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
- Belize
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
- Panama
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- Argentina
- Bahamas
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- 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
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