Repatriation from Eritrea to Poland
We organise bringing the deceased from Eritrea 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 Eritrea are collected.
- Price
- We will quote the price once we know the details.
Procedure: Eritrea
Poland is not a party to the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Conveyance of Corpses, so bringing a body from Eritrea always requires the Polish consul's certificate.
Documents from Eritrea 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).
Eritrea: first we establish the competent post
We confirm the post competent for this country in your case. The Polish representation in Egypt runs a page about Eritrea, but it concerns political and economic relations. That is why we start by establishing which consular office will accept the application for the certificate.
The order of steps is always the same. The death must be confirmed by a document issued by the authorities of the country of death. In Poland the starosta or city president issues the burial permit, and the consul issues the certificate for bringing in remains or ashes. Only then can the carrier and the funeral home start the transport. We organise all these stages and agree them with the competent post. 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 Polish consul competent for this country. We confirm the 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 Eritrea?
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.
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