Death abroad: what to do, step by step

Notify the Romanian consulate and a funeral home. Most families choose repatriation — bringing the loved one home — which requires a zinc coffin, a mortuary passport, and consular clearance.

The Romanian consulate provides guidance and clearances; a funeral home coordinates repatriation, paperwork, and transport with a local partner in that country.

The local death certificate, the mortuary passport, Romanian consular clearance, and an embalming certificate for long-distance transport.

Yes. The foreign certificate must be transcribed into the Romanian civil registers, and this is mandatory within 6 months. Without transcription, succession and survivor's pension cannot proceed.

It depends on the country and distance. Intra-EU repatriations generally cost between 2,000 and 5,500 €; intercontinental ones more. Check whether any insurance applies.

As a rule, no. The consulate provides guidance and clearances, but the repatriation costs fall to the family or may be partially covered by insurance.

The document that permits crossing borders with a deceased person. It is issued in the country of death after embalming and sealing of the zinc coffin.

By road, a few days; by air, depending on the country and formalities. We coordinate as quickly as possible, but some clearances have their own timelines set by the authorities.

Yes. If cremation took place abroad, an urn with ashes is simpler and cheaper to transport than a body, with the accompanying documents.

A work, travel, or repatriation insurance policy may cover part of the costs. Check the documents; we help you use any entitlements.

Yes. Some families choose burial or cremation abroad, especially when the deceased lived there. We advise on each option.

The funeral home and the consulate assist. We coordinate with a local partner and with the authorities so the family does not have to manage alone in a foreign language.

Yes, from any country, by road or air. Formalities vary, but we coordinate the entire process wherever the death occurred.

On arrival, we transcribe the certificate in Romania and arrange the funeral. With the transcribed certificate, succession and other formalities can proceed.

We coordinate repatriation end to end — documents in the country of death, transport, transcription in Romania, and the funeral. The family has a single point of contact.

As soon as possible. Notify the consulate and a funeral home immediately so formalities and repatriation can begin without delay.

Usually the local authorities, through the Romanian consulate, or acquaintances of the deceased. The consulate then helps with guidance on the formalities.

For long distances and air transport, embalming is generally mandatory alongside the zinc coffin, for sanitary reasons.

They can be recovered through the consulate or the local partner alongside the repatriation. We help bring them home together with the deceased.

Yes. Some families hold a short service in the country of death, then the funeral in Romania. We coordinate both moments according to your wishes.

Health insurance typically does not. A travel, work, or repatriation insurance policy may cover part of the cost. Check the deceased's documents.

Usually a few weeks, depending on the institution. The legal deadline for transcription is 6 months from returning to Romania or from receiving the document.

No. International transport of a deceased person requires authorised carriers, a zinc coffin, and accompanying documents. We arrange authorised transport.

The consulate helps establish identity and issue the necessary documents. We guide you through this process alongside the local partner.

Yes, from any country. For long distances, air transport is used, with a zinc coffin and the required consular formalities.

A family member or an authorised representative with a power of attorney. With that, we coordinate repatriation without the family needing to travel to the country of death.