Repatriation from Vanuatu to Poland
We organise bringing the deceased from Vanuatu to Poland: documents from the country of death, Polish permits and transport of the body or urn.
- Issuing authority and document
- Certificate: the Polish Consulate General in Sydney. 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 Vanuatu are collected.
- Price
- We will quote the price once we know the details.
Procedure: Vanuatu
Poland is not a party to the 1973 Strasbourg Agreement on the Conveyance of Corpses, so bringing a body from Vanuatu always requires the Polish consul's certificate.
Documents from Vanuatu 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).
Vanuatu: the Consulate General in Sydney
Vanuatu belongs to the district of the Consulate General of Poland in Sydney. The district covers Australia except the Australian Capital Territory, and also Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Nauru and the Solomon Islands. The visit is booked through the e-Konsulat system, and documents can be submitted in person or by post.
The consulate's procedure requires a copy of the death certificate with an apostille. For ashes, a cremation certificate and a funeral home statement that the container is sealed and damage-resistant are added. The page describes the procedure in Australia, and Vanuatu appears there only in the menu, so we confirm the scope of documents for this state in your case. We organise the local formalities, contact with the consulate in Sydney, cooperation with a funeral home and the transport to Poland. We clarify the detailed requirements of this country's authorities on request in your case.
The Polish consul's certificate
The certificate is issued by the consul of the mission named on gov.pl: the Polish Consulate General in Sydney.
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 Vanuatu?
The consul of the mission named by gov.pl: the Polish Consulate General in Sydney. It is based on the starosta's permit and the death certificate.