Support with funeral arrangements
Guides to arranging a funeral in Poland
First steps, documents, costs and arrangements from abroad.
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Choose the question you need to answer now. Each guide explains the next practical steps and keeps the Polish document names alongside their English meanings.
If a death has just happened
Start with medical help and confirmation of the death before working through funeral paperwork.
- What to do when someone dies in Poland
Urgent medical situations, a death at home, and what to ask hospital or hospice staff.
- How to obtain the death card
Who to contact about the karta zgonu and how it differs from the civil certificate.
Documents and arrangements from abroad
- The Polish death certificate and copies
Registration, official copies and checks before using a document in another country.
- Paperwork after a death
A checklist for registration, funeral arrangements, invoices and later notifications.
- Arranging a Warsaw funeral from abroad
Prepare the first conversation, agree responsibilities and check documents before sending originals.
Costs and financial support
- Understanding funeral costs in Poland
What to include in an estimate and how to agree payment dates.
- Checking a Warsaw funeral estimate
The funeral home's charges, cemetery costs and other items to compare.
- The ZUS funeral benefit
Eligibility, the application checklist and official sources.
- Private funeral cost calculator
Use figures you enter to calculate the amount still to fund.
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