Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
Permit needed to bring a deceased person's body to Croatia for burial; cremated remains need no permit but must come with a cremation report.
Where to apply in Australia
Embassy in Canberra (ACT, border NSW, New Zealand), Consulate-General Sydney (NSW, QLD, NT), Consulate-General Melbourne (VIC, SA, TAS) and Consulate Perth (WA).
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Croatia.
How to apply
Family or the funeral home submits the application at the Embassy
Documents you need
- Proof of Croatian citizenship (or statement from the Croatian cemetery)
- Apostilled death certificate with Croatian translation
- Medical death certificate or coroner's report
- Australian authority certificate permitting export of remains
- Certificate that death was not from infectious disease
- Name of escort and receiving Croatian funeral home
- Flight details
- Planned burial place
Fees and processing time
The official pages do not publish a fee for this service. Ask the office before you apply.
Good to know
Pages show only a 2026 copyright notice; no fee or last-updated date. Consular fees are paid only into the Embassy's Commonwealth Bank account. Appointments are mandatory (per Consular Section page) via the Croatian Consular Portal (konzularniportal.mvep.hr). Fees and times not stated.
Official sources
- mvep.gov.hr/consular-information-145927/transit-permit-for-the-rema…
- mvep.gov.hr/consular-section-of-the-embassy/180422
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Croatia's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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