Repatriation from Uganda to Poland
We organise bringing the deceased from Uganda 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 Uganda are collected.
- Price
- We will quote the price once we know the details.
Procedure: Uganda
Poland is not a party to the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Conveyance of Corpses, so bringing a body from Uganda always requires the Polish consul's certificate.
Documents from Uganda are authenticated by legalisation if a Polish office asks for it (the country is not a party to the Hague Convention, HCCH, as of 13 October 2026).
Uganda: the embassy in Nairobi and its regional neighbours
On the gov.pl site of the Polish Embassy in Nairobi, Uganda appears in the bilateral relations menu, next to Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Somalia. We confirm the post responsible for this country in your case. We confirm the post responsible for this country for your case. Honorary consulates are only a tab without description on that page. Until jurisdiction is confirmed, we do not send the application to any embassy on trial.
Uganda lies deep in Africa, so remains or an urn travel to Poland by air, and a body needs a specialised international transport company. The usual order: a death document from the local hospital or authorities, embalming or cremation, consent for export, the flight, and on the Polish side the starosta's permit and the consul's certificate. We confirm the detailed requirements of this country's authorities on request, for your case.
The Polish consul's certificate
The nearest mission linked to this country on gov.pl is the Polish Embassy in Nairobi. 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 Uganda?
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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