Required documents

We take on the administrative procedures for you and look after every document.

Complete the authorisation online Or download the authorisation document as a PDF.

List of important documents

The passport or identity card of the deceased.
For unmarried or underage persons: the official birth certificate; a translation is required for foreign nationals.
For married persons: also the birth certificate and the marriage certificate.
For widowed persons: the birth and marriage certificates, together with the death certificate of the spouse.
For divorced persons: the birth and marriage certificates, together with the corresponding divorce decree.
The certificate of death issued by the hospital or the family doctor.
The authorisation — this can be completed online, which is quicker.

How does a funeral and the transport of the deceased proceed?

By telephone, in writing or in person, we will explain the entire transfer procedure to the home country accurately and in full, drawing on our experience of these moments.

So that we can plan the most suitable transport, in line with your wishes and the expected costs, it is very important that the information you give us is complete and accurate.

Once you instruct us, we take care of every necessary document — the hospital certificate of death, the death certificate, the laissez-passer and others. At your request we also arrange the appropriate religious rites and the transport of the deceased, first to the home and then to the cemetery.

Despite the grief and the strain, the transport of the deceased and the funeral have to be arranged under considerable time pressure.

Our specialists will advise you whether the transport should be made by specialised vehicle or by air.

It is therefore important to contact us immediately, so that we can begin preparing the documents and the legal and customs procedures for the final journey as early as possible, and so that the wish for burial in the home country with all religious rites can be met. We are at your disposal 24 hours a day, including public holidays and weekends.

The procedure in brief

1 A telephone or personal conversation — reviewing every necessary formality.
2 Completing and submitting the authorisation — possible online, which is quicker.
3 Obtaining the certificate of death from the hospital or the family doctor.
4 Registering the death certificate with the civil registry office.
5 Reporting the death to the competent authorities.
6 A visit from an imam to carry out the religious rites.
7 Transport of the deceased to the home country.
8 Conveyance to the cemetery concerned.

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