Certified Translation of a Death Certificate

Certified translation of a death certificate is required for cross-border inheritance proceedings, body repatriation, claiming foreign survivor pensions, and deregistering the deceased from foreign civil, insurance, and banking records.

When do you need a death certificate translation?

Most common cases: inheritance proceedings in another country, international body transport, survivor pension claims from foreign insurance institutions, deregistration from foreign civil and banking records.

Civil Registry Offices issue death certificates in short and full forms. For foreign inheritance proceedings, the full-form copy with certified translation is typically required.

How much does it cost?

Short-form death certificate: 50–80 PLN. Full-form: 100–150 PLN. From Ukrainian or Russian: 130 PLN. Turnaround: 1–2 business days (standard).

What additional documents may be needed?

For cross-border inheritance, you may also need: certified translation of a will, translation of an inheritance court ruling, and an apostille on the death certificate.

We help compile the entire document package needed for international inheritance proceedings.