Foreign Repatriation Department
Order the transport of the deceased from abroad from one of the most important funeral services in the Czech Republic.
Call NONSTOP +420 601 551 400
E-mail repatriation@elpis.cz
Our repatriation coordinator speaks Czech, English, German, Russian, Polish and Ukrainian, for other languages we use an online or personal translation service.
Why choose us?
Over 25 years of experience
Personal approach to the client
We speak English, German, Russian, Polish
We are near
We cooperate
International transportation of the deceased
International transportation of the deceased from anywhere in the world, including necessary documents.
- We will present you with price options (hearse and air) upon request, we will offer more economically advantageous prices
- Repatriation is carried out by special Mercedes-Benz V-Klasse hearses and a special Fiat Ducato refrigerated vehicle, or by air
- We cooperate with international insurance companies, assistance services and embassies
- We are close to the international airport and most embassies
- We speak English, German, Russian, Polish and Ukrainian, for other languages we use a translation service
We will arrange everything for you.
- According to the applicable legal regulations of the relevant country, we will procure an appropriate coffin and zinc insert with a hygienic filter
- We will arrange the passport and death certificate of the deceased
- We will arrange the hygienist's permit, customs formalities and negotiations with the relevant consulate
- We will arrange translations of documents related to the transfer and a repatriation ticket
- In the case of air repatriation, we can arrange for the survivors to take the same flight, including providing flight tickets
What our customers say
Only now do we get to thank the Elpis Immigration Office based in Prague, which also carries out repatriation from abroad.
It is a great honor and huge thanks to us for their quick handling of the transfer, for their professionalism and willingness to answer any question.
We are extremely happy that we were able to meet you, even if only by phone.
Once again, a big thank you to Mr. David and his colleagues.
We highly recommend and if dealing with the Immigration Office, then with Elpis.
With humility and respect, the Uzolov family from Skalná u Chebu.
I would like to thank you for arranging the repatriation – the return home of my husband, who tragically died on June 15, 2025 during our vacation in Madeira. I know that it was not easy for you either – not only arranging his physical return, but above all all the formalities, by which I mean cooperation with the insurance company, assistance service, embassy, funeral home and hospital in Funchal, incl. securing the deceased’s passport and an official translation of the foreign death certificate, so that in recent days I could even ask the special registry office in Brno to issue a Czech death certificate.
I would like to thank Mrs. Lada Hanibalová for her very human approach and her willingness to listen to me at any time. She is truly the right person for her position. You are simply amazing!
With thanks,
Lenka N.
my son and I thank you for your professional and empathetic approach in our complicated case. PS. The flowers were truly beautiful and we and the part of the French family that arrived appreciated it very much.
Thank you, Noël
Once again, we as a family would like to thank you for the exceptional service. It was perfect.
Thank you!
Best regards,
Ferdinand Schwarzenberg
We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your invaluable work and professionalism in arranging the repatriation of Tatiana Dupliak. During this difficult time, it was very difficult for us to cope with the challenges associated with organizing the entire process, and your help was indispensable.
Our entire family is extremely grateful for your support and assistance. We greatly appreciate your efforts and the way you helped us overcome this difficult situation. Your services were beyond expectations and we were very happy to work with such a professional team.
Sincerely,
The Dupliak Family
We are the highest rated funeral service in Prague and the surrounding area
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Funeral ceremony in any place in the Czech Republic
We will be happy to arrange a funeral ceremony for you, along with repatriation, in any location in the Czech Republic.
At the request of the bereaved, we also provide burial or cremation of deceased persons in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region, after repatriation from abroad. At the request of the bereaved, we also offer, as an alternative, cremation of the deceased at the place of death and sending or transporting the urn with the ashes of the deceased to or from the Czech Republic.
Part of the ceremony is
- exhibitions of the deceased
- cremation
- funeral religious customs
- sending the urn to the destination
- other funeral services according to the customer's request
- if requested, we will arrange embalming and thanatopraxis - preservation of the deceased person
Funeral and repatriation institute ELPIS
The ELPIS Funeral and Repatriation Institute ensures the repatriation of the deceased all over the world and also to the Czech Republic. It also organizes the repatriation of foreigners who died in the Czech Republic abroad. It has considerable experience and a rich tradition in all types of repatriation (since 1990 - previously as the J. Mangl Funeral Institute).
- Funeral service Prague ELPIS is conducted in accordance with the European standard on funerals and the Act on Funerals of the Czech Republic 256/2001 Coll.
- We provide our funeral services at a high ethical and professional level.
- We also own refrigerated boxes for storing deceased persons and premises for their preparation before burial and repatriation.
- Part of the repatriation services provided is the processing of all necessary documents and the issuance of a death certificate, including its verification. We provide translation services for foreigners.
- We provide affordable international transportation of the deceased to citizens, state institutions, insurance companies and assistance services.
We are part of the prestigious FIAT - IFTA organization, which brings together proven repatriation funeral homes from all over the world.
About repatriations
Repatriation and all related matters place high ethical, professional and financial demands on our company. Our company has been successfully meeting all of these for more than thirty years and during this time has created a broad professional repatriation background and a dense network of contacts.
- We have been cooperating with many funeral homes and state administrations both in the Czech Republic and abroad for over thirty years.
- If the conditions are suitable and if we are allowed to do so, we work immediately.
- We respect and enable all religious customs and rituals.
- We try to repatriate the deceased to their families as quickly as possible.
