Repatriation funeral services Prague

Repatriation services

• Repatriation transfers are carried out using our special funeral vehicles Mercedes Benz, Ford Transit or else by air
• Prior to ordering a repatriation we put forward both variants (by hearse or by air), we offer the most economical option.
• In the case of repatriation by air we will arrange for the bereaved to be on the same flight, including the provision of air tickets, or the sending on of the deceased’s personal belongings.
• Depending on the legal regulations applicable in the respective country, we will obtain a corresponding coffin with a zinc lining and a hygienic filter.
• We will deal with the passport for the deceased (permission of the public-health officer), customs formalities, negotiations with the relevant consulate, the death certificate, apostille, translations of documents relating to the transfer and the repatriation air ticket and, as the case may be, air tickets for the bereaved to accompany the deceased.
• These services may include a funeral ceremony in any place within the Czech Republic, mainly in Prague, the lying in wake of the deceased, cremation, religious funerary practices, despatching of the urn to a designated place and other funeral arrangements in accordance with the wishes of the client.
• If required we will provide for implementation of embalming and thanatopraxy - the conservation of the deceased.
• We will store the deceased in our own refrigeration facilities until the time of repatriation.
• The funeral and repatriation department at ELPIS works in conjunction with insurance companies and assistance services on the basis of a covering letter.
• We are close to the embassies and local authorithies - Funeral assistance whole Czech Republic