Repatriation from Jamaica to Poland

Jamaica: the honorary consul in Kingston

Jamaica is covered by the Polish Embassy in Caracas, a post located in a different region of the Caribbean and South America. A Polish Honorary Consulate operates in Kingston; the scope of its help we establish with the embassy. We therefore do not assume that the honorary consul will issue the certificate or accept the application; we confirm that in your case.

The certificate for bringing remains or ashes home is issued by the consul in Caracas. Documents are filed in person or by post, the visit date is arranged by email, and the consul issues the certificate promptly, no later than three days after the application is filed. Collection is in person or by post at the applicant's cost. We handle sending the documents from Jamaica to Venezuela, contact with the embassy and transport to Poland. Local documents, such as the death certificate and transport approvals, we check against the Polish requirements before they reach Caracas.

In Jamaica a death must be registered within five days, unless a coroner is investigating, and no later than 12 months. After that, the Registrar General's Department must give permission for late registration. For a death outside hospital the family informs the police. For a sudden or violent death a post-mortem is required, and the coroner sends a certificate to the office before the death is entered. After registration a Burial Order is issued, the permit for burial or cremation. The death entry number from this document is needed to order a copy of the death certificate, which can be collected at one of nine offices of the department. This information comes from the department's statement of May 2022. We keep these steps in order and order the copy ourselves so that it reaches the consul in Caracas complete.