Funeral
First 24 hours, documents, cost estimate
What to do
First day:
Call ambulance/police (if sudden death) → medical confirmation → death certificate → morgue/funeral bureau.
Documents:
Deceased's passport, death certificate, medical certificate, applicant's passport.
Death certificate:
Issued by ambulance doctor or hospital. With it — to the morgue.
Death registration:
Issued by civil registry. Needed for inheritance, insurance, pensions.
Funeral services:
Coffin, wreaths, transport, cemetery plot or cremation, orchestra, memorial meal.
Burial assistance:
Pension fund, employer, social services — apply within 6 months.
Burial plot:
Purchase of cemetery plot or columbarium niche.
Cremation:
Only with the deceased's consent or family decision.
Cost estimate:
Coffin, wreaths, transport, plot, ceremony, memorial meal — approximate sums.
Advice:
Contract with funeral agency — only in writing, with list of services and prices.