Procedure descriptions
Request issuance of a mortuary passport
For the transfer of a corpse beyond the borders of the Federal Republic of Germany, you need a mortuary passport.
Responsible authority
The competent authority is the municipality in whose district the death occurred.
Details
Prerequisite
All documents required for a burial in the ground must be available.
Procedure
As a rule, you must apply for the multilingual mortuary passport in person at the municipality. However, the funeral home entrusted with the transport can also apply for the mortuary passport on your behalf.
Deadlines
none
Required documents
- Death certificate
- Death certificate
- Authorisation of the local authority in whose district the death occurred (as long as the death certificate does not bear the endorsement of the registrar)
- Authorisation of the public prosecutor's office or the district judge
(in the case of indications of a death that was not natural or the body of a person unknown)
Costs
The costs vary depending on the municipality.
Miscellaneous
none
Legal basis
Gesetz über das Friedhofs- und Leichenwesen (BestattG BW)
- § 34 Zulässigkeit der Erdbestattung
- § 44 Leichenpass
§ 28 Bestattungsverordnung (BestattVO) (Leichenpass)
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: 14.08.2023 Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg