Repatriation from the Bahamas to Poland
We organise bringing the deceased from the Bahamas 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 the Bahamas are collected.
- Price
- We will quote the price once we know the details.
Procedure: Bahamas
Poland is not a party to the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Conveyance of Corpses, so bringing a body from the Bahamas always requires the Polish consul's certificate.
Documents from the Bahamas 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).
The Bahamas: transport by air
The Bahamas are islands in the Atlantic, so the deceased or the urn can return to Poland only by plane. For that reason transport has to be planned well in advance, including the departure airport and any connecting flight. 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. Only with the full set of documents can we book air transport of the body or the urn and arrange collection in Poland. We coordinate these steps and keep in touch with the family so that nothing waits for the next paper. 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 Washington. 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 the Bahamas?
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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