At a glance
- Territorial form
- Selected for the actual area of burial
- Receiving evidence
- Secured grave confirmed through the relevant funeral or religious institution
- German authority
- Determined locally, not by a single national office
How do we start organising the transport?
Tell us the German collection facility, the intended burial location in BiH and which original documents are available. Include a receiving contact and the status of any post-mortem examination or investigation. Missing records are identified first; collection and international transport still require the decisions and permits of the competent authorities.
The quotation is prepared for the actual collection point, confirmed destination and work involved. A single national price would not describe every Germany–Bosnia case. Regular documentation carries no separate handling fee. Fees charged by authorities or other institutions are paid according to their actual invoice.
Arrival within 48 hours applies to a regular case with completed papers and confirmed reception. An investigation or special consular review may postpone the starting point. Operational arrangements cannot override an official hold on release.
How can you tell whether the receiving file describes the real funeral?
Begin with the location being proposed in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The foreign ministry's consular instructions call for a general application and a separate territorial request. The latter distinguishes the Federation, Republika Srpska and Brčko District.
Confirm the actual burial location, rather than a relative’s home address. Resolve any uncertainty before filing: the territorial request and secured-grave evidence concern the receiving funeral, while German release remains a separate decision.
Which evidence bridges the German and receiving procedures?
The receiving list brings together identity and citizenship evidence, an original civil death extract, medical evidence, permission to move the body and confirmation of a secured grave. These documents originate from different participants. Their connection is the person and proposed burial described in the application, not the fact that they happen to be collected in one envelope.
Use the issuer as a second check when names are unfamiliar. A German Standesamt records the civil event; the designated transport office deals with its own permission. A receiving funeral or religious institution confirms the burial place. A document issued for one of those functions should not be described as though it proves every other part of the application.
| Part of the evidence | Source of the document | Receiving question |
|---|---|---|
| Registered death | German civil registrar | Which death is officially recorded? |
| Medical findings | medical issuer | What health evidence accompanies the case? |
| Permission to move the deceased | designated German transport office | Has foreign movement been documented? |
| Burial confirmation | funeral or religious institution in BiH | Which secured grave is intended? |
| Territorial request | applicant for the receiving procedure | Which administrative area contains the burial? |
Can a German provisional paper be enough for the next country?
Hamburg's Leichenpass instructions accept the specified notice of postponed death-certificate issue as a local alternative. Düsseldorf mentions a provisional burial permission in its own procedure. These examples demonstrate why the phrase paperwork is ready can be ambiguous: a local step may be possible even though the final civil certificate has not yet been supplied.
Bosnia and Herzegovina separately requires an original death extract. Identify the exact provisional paper and ask the receiving authority whether it satisfies that requirement. Permission for a local German step does not complete the BiH file.
Why should the German office be identified by function?
Berlin names the district Amt für Bürgerdienste as the Leichenpass issuer and expressly excludes the Gesundheitsamt from that function. Although the information appears on a health webpage, its specific service instructions identify the responsible citizens’ office.
Hamburg separates civil death registration from central Leichenpass processing in Wandsbek. Personal records concerning marital status or names may support registration. They belong to the German register procedure, not an additional universal list for BiH.
When should the ordinary receiving checklist be reconsidered?
The consular page sets out a separate group of cases involving a foreign national, an infectious cause of death, or previous burial or cremation. It states that the sprovodnica in that group follows consent from the competent authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The family should disclose those circumstances rather than presenting the movement as an ordinary first burial.
Where exhumation has occurred, the consular list calls for the corresponding permission. This does not create an exhumation-document requirement for someone never buried. Explain the actual history and retain the relevant official decision.
Process for this case
- Step 1 of 4
Describe the agreed funeral location
Give the place that will appear in the territorial receiving request, distinguishing it from relatives' addresses.
- Step 2 of 4
Identify the burial-place issuer
Confirm which funeral or religious institution supplies evidence of the secured grave.
- Step 3 of 4
Name each German record accurately
Distinguish an issued civil extract, a provisional local paper and the transport pass.
- Step 4 of 4
Check the receiving case category
Bring previous burial, cremation or other stated special circumstances to the consular review.
Sources and review date
The official sources listed below were reviewed for the statements on this page. Responsibilities and forms can change, so the current version published by the relevant authority remains decisive.
- Hamburg — Leichenpass conditions — Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg · reviewed
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry — territorial receiving applications — Ministarstvo vanjskih poslova Bosne i Hercegovine · reviewed
- Düsseldorf — registrar and second medical examination — Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf · reviewed
- Berlin — competent district citizens' office — Land Berlin · reviewed
- Hamburg civil registries — death registration — Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg · reviewed
Frequently asked questions
What does Fenjer need first for a Germany–BiH case?
Provide the German collection facility, burial territory and place in BiH, available documents and receiving contact. Mention any ongoing investigation so the next steps reflect the actual release status.
Can we contact Fenjer before every document has been issued?
Yes. The information already available helps identify missing records and the responsible offices. An initial review does not authorise collection without release and does not replace the Leichenpass or sprovodnica.
What is missing if an application simply says Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The published process also asks for a request matched to the burial territory. It distinguishes the Federation, Republika Srpska and Brčko District, so the actual location needs a more precise administrative description.
Who supplies the secured-grave evidence in the published BiH instructions?
The list points to a funeral company or religious institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It does not assign that function indiscriminately to every municipal office.
Could a provisional German burial permission be mistaken for a final death extract?
Yes, if documents are described only informally. Düsseldorf permits that provisional paper for its local step, while the receiving consular list separately names an original civil death extract.
Why must an earlier cremation be mentioned in this receiving case?
The consular instructions place cremated remains within their special-case discussion. Do not carry over an ordinary coffin application without asking how the actual circumstances affect the receiving procedure.