Repatriation from Japan to Poland

Japan: the death must be reported within seven days

Japan falls under the Polish Embassy in Tokyo, where the consul accepts applications in person or by post, and a visit is arranged by email. The consular fee is accepted only in cash, in yen, at the consulate's cash desk. The consul issues the certificate promptly, no later than three days after the application is filed.

Under the Japanese Family Register Act a death must be reported within seven days of learning of it. The duty falls first on a relative living with the deceased, then on other household members, and then on the owner or manager of the house where the deceased lived. A medical certificate of death or an autopsy report is attached to the notification. We organise this stage so that the Polish starosta's permit and the consul's certificate are based on a properly registered death, and air transport is booked only once the documents are complete.