Embalming a body for repatriation from abroad
When embalming is required to repatriate a body from abroad, how long it takes, what an embalming certificate is, and when you can do without it.
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Articles on repatriation, documents and funeral services
Practical guides for families: how to bring a body or an urn home to Ukraine, which documents you need, what it costs and how to decide. Other blog articles are available in Ukrainian.
Repatriation of a body: what happens day by day
What body repatriation is and what happens after the first call: documents, export permit, coffin, the journey and the border. What the family does meanwhile.
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Prices for repatriating a body to Ukraine in 2026: from €800 from Poland to €7,100 from the USA. What is included, what is charged separately and how to save.
Read the articlePower of attorney for repatriating a body: how to draw it up and when you need an apostille
Which power of attorney to sign so a funeral agency can bring a body home without you travelling: what it must say, when Ukraine needs an apostille, timing.
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Your relative was buried abroad and the family wants a reburial at home. Who grants the exhumation permit, when it happens, how long it takes, and the urn option.
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Cremation abroad or bringing the body home to Ukraine: price, timing, farewell and documents compared. From Poland the body is cheaper, from the USA the urn.
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