Category: Guide

Urns can be imported into Germany free of duty. Which documents cemeteries and consulates require, what mandatory cemetery burial means, how urns travel now that DHL has stopped shipping them, and what it costs.

Repatriation in a coffin or as an urn? A calm comparison of cost, timing, documents, farewell and questions of faith, so the family can decide without pressure.

Cremation in Germany and repatriation of the urn abroad: why the urn is not simply handed over, which documents are needed, whether the urn can go on a plane, what it costs and what faith says.

Someone has died at home, in hospital or in a care home in Germany: what to do in each case, who to call, who registers the death, which documents to have ready and what matters if the funeral will be...

Why a body is not released in Germany: when the police and public prosecutor become involved, who decides on a post-mortem, how long the investigation takes and what the family can do.

A relative has died while visiting Germany. What to do in the first hours, which insurance a visa holder had and what it pays, which documents are needed, and what applies if there is no policy.

What repatriation of a deceased person to Ukraine costs, which documents are needed and how long it takes — from Germany, Austria, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Greece and Italy. By road while the airspace remains closed.

When money for a repatriation is short, families turn to the social welfare office. § 74 SGB XII helps — but only up to a limit that surprises many. What is covered, what is not, and how to apply.

What repatriation from Germany to Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Uzbekistan or Ukraine costs, which documents are needed, how long it takes and what to do in the first hours.

When a US citizen dies in Germany, relatives back home need one particular document — and several certified copies of it. The steps in order, and the US rule that surprises many families.