What does a repatriation from Switzerland cost?
The items that make up the bill — and the one that really varies by destination country.
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Answers to the key questions about a death, a funeral and repatriation in Switzerland — explained plainly, without jargon.
After a death, a great many questions arrive at once within a few days: deadlines, documents, costs, who is responsible. The articles below answer them one by one, in the order they come up in practice. Everything refers to Switzerland; where the law is cantonal, that is stated.
The items that make up the bill — and the one that really varies by destination country.
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Without this document the coffin stays at the airport. Who issues it, what you need and in which order.
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The steps of the first hours and days, ordered by real urgency — with the legal deadlines and what changes for a repatriation.
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The complete list of papers, and above all the order in which they must be obtained.
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Three to twelve days depending on the destination — and the step that almost always decides the total.
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What the municipality covers, what the family pays — and why the total varies so much by commune.
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Hand luggage or freight? The documents, the security rules and what to check before you book.
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Which policies actually cover a repatriation, and the one step to take before committing to any cost.
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Not a comfort option but a requirement of international law. What it is, what it costs, when it is not needed.
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To Germany the road beats the plane on both price and time. The documents and the realistic timelines.
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Simpler, faster and far cheaper than a coffin — but not every country accepts it.
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What is decided in Switzerland, what is settled locally — and how to stop the two contradicting each other.
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Documents, timelines and the one thing that decides everything: the consulate's availability.
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Serbia, Bosnia, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro — what each country requires and how long it takes.
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Italy, Spain, Portugal — what each country requires and why the road is often still the better option.
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Who issues it, when it is required — and what replaces it where the document does not exist.
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Burial, cremation, communal grave, woodland, lake — what the law permits and what the municipality decides.
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Process, timings, permits and what happens to the ashes — explained step by step.
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Who authorises it, which papers, how long — and what changes if a repatriation follows.
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What has to be decided, in which order — and what changes when part of the family lives far away.
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Mountain, meadow, lake, garden — where it is allowed, what to ask for, and what applies outside Switzerland.
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Memorial forest, meadow, mountain — how it works, what it costs and what it means.
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What is permitted on Swiss lakes, how it is carried out and which local rules apply.
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Who decides what, which forms exist, what they cost — and what changes when the family comes from elsewhere.
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Row, family, communal, urn graves — duration, cost and who has to maintain them.
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Two documents easily confused — who issues them, what they are for, how many copies to ask for.
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What is specific to canton Bern — and why legalisations here are often faster than elsewhere.
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The full list of who has to be informed, with the only deadlines that genuinely matter.
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Who issues it, what it costs, how long — and why the bank releases nothing without it.
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Survivors' pensions, pension fund, accident insurance — what is due and what has to be claimed to be paid.
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What is blocked, what the bank pays anyway, and the special case of the joint account.
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Yes — by car and by plane. The documents to carry and the mistakes to avoid.
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Who to notify, what not to sign locally, and how the return to Switzerland is arranged.
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