Repatriation from Malawi to Poland

We organise bringing the deceased from Malawi 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 Malawi are collected.
Price
We will quote the price once we know the details.

Procedure: Malawi

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

Documents from Malawi 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).

Malawi: we confirm the post in your case

The website of the Polish Embassy in Dar es Salaam lists Malawi in its bilateral relations menu, together with Tanzania, Burundi and the Comoros. It does not, however, state directly that Dar es Salaam handles consular matters for Malawi. We confirm the competent Polish post for this country in your specific case. Before documents are submitted we check that copies and stamps are complete, and we inform the family of every step.

The order of steps is always similar. First a local document confirming the death and the local authorities' consent to take the remains out of the country, then in Poland the starosta's permit, followed by the consul's certificate. A visit to the embassy in Dar es Salaam is arranged by email with the secretariat, and documents can be submitted in person or by post. With the full set of papers we organise air transport of the body or the urn and collection in Poland. We guide the family through these stages. We clarify the detailed requirements of this country's authorities for your specific case on request.

The Polish consul's certificate

The nearest mission linked to this country on gov.pl is the Polish Embassy in Dar es Salaam. 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 Malawi?

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.

Request

For example +48..., +44... or your Telegram username
What needs to be transported
Please do not state the cause of death or any medical data.

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