Issuance of laissez-passer for a corpse

The doctor who issued the death certificate, must digital register on page 2, whether the deceased person had an infectious disease at the time of death.

If it is not registered digitally, whether the deceased had an infectious disease or no, the reporting doctor, or another doctor can print a copy of page 2 and provide the following information, handwritten:

• The doctors autID and readable name
• The doctors signature
• The doctors workplace
• The doctors phone number

A printed copy of the burial authority's decision on the "Request for Burial and Cremation" is required as proof that the death has been reported to the burial authority.

The burial authority is the church parish where the deceased passed away or where they were born. Additional information about the "Request for Burial and Cremation" can be found on the website of the Danish Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs.

Read About: Request for Burial and Cremation

The completed request form for transporting a deceased person abroad, along with details about the coffin's characteristics, must be signed and submitted.

Fill out the Request for transport of a corpse

Funeral directors are responsible for soldering zinc coffins. The company performing the soldering must complete a soldering certificate, which must be submitted with the application.

Fill out the certificate: Soldering certificate

Special provisions for Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden:

Zinc coffins are not mandatory unless required by the transporting company. However, the coffin must always be airtight and solid, according to the provisions of § 3 i bekendtgørelse nr. 152 af 14. april 1983.

Funeral directors are responsible for the embalming process of deceased individuals. To arrange the embalming of a deceased person, you must contact a funeral director. Once the corpse is embalmed, the funeral director who performed the procedure will complete an embalming certificate.

Fill out the certificate: Embalming certificate

Special provisions for Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden:

 Embalming of corpses before air transportation is not mandatory unless required by the transporting company.

A laissez-passer for a corpse is not required for transporting cremated human remains (ashes) to or from Denmark.

A laissez-passer for a corpse is not required for transporting corpses within the boundaries of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Faroe Islands is considered a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, in relation to the Order on the Handling of Corpses, No. 152 of 1983, including the transportation of corpses, therefore a laissez-passer for a corpse is not required. 

A laissez-passer for a corpse is not required for transport to and from Bornholm via Sweden.

However, a laissez-passer for a corpse is required for transport to Greenland.