Repatriation from North Korea to Poland

North Korea: we settle it with the post in Pyongyang

The Polish Embassy operates in Pyongyang, and Poland has had diplomatic relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea since 16 October 1948. We confirm the Polish mission competent for the DPRK in your case. Whether and to what extent it will issue the consul's certificate in a given case, we settle directly with the mission before planning anything. 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. With the full set of documents air transport of the body or the urn can be booked. In the case of the DPRK we separately check the available flights and whether a family member can enter the country. We guide the family through each of these stages. We clarify the detailed requirements of this country's authorities for your specific case on request.