If you are in the Czech Republic and the funeral has to take place in Dzhuryn or a nearby village of the Vinnytsia region, we do everything on the ground and keep you informed at every step. Call us at any hour: +38 067 390 88 93. The same number works on Viber and WhatsApp, and the time difference is not a problem, we answer at night as well.
What we handle while you are in the Czech Republic
We collect the body from the house, the hospital or the morgue, obtain the documents, dig the grave, arrange things with the cemetery and the church, and bring the coffin, the cross, the wreaths and the textiles. The family needs one trusted person in Ukraine, only to sign the papers that by law cannot be signed remotely. A neighbour, a cousin, a godparent, any adult will do.
We send photographs of coffins, wreaths and ribbons before anything is bought, so you choose rather than learn about it afterwards. The full price is agreed before the work starts and does not change along the way.
How long the journey takes
Prague to Dzhuryn is about thirteen hundred kilometres, Brno and Ostrava closer. By coach that is twenty to twenty six hours including the border, a little less by car. There are no direct services to Vinnytsia; most routes run through Lviv or Khmelnytskyi, and from there it is a few more hours to Dzhuryn. If you decide to travel, tell us and we will meet you at the bus station.
The funeral is usually on the third day, but the date can be moved. Tell us early when you can realistically be here and we will arrange it with the cemetery and the priest. This is ordinary practice, nobody will be surprised.
If you cannot travel
We hold the service without you and open a video link from the church and the cemetery so you can watch it live. Afterwards we send photographs of the grave, the wreaths and the ribbons. If you wish, we film the moment your wreath is placed on the grave.
Later, when you are able to come, we will take you to the cemetery and show you exactly what was done.
Documents and the apostille for the Czech Republic
The death certificate is issued by the civil registry office in Ukraine and we help obtain it. For the document to be accepted by Czech institutions, it needs an apostille, a stamp from the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. The Czech Republic accepts Ukrainian documents with an apostille; the translation into Czech is normally done by a court appointed translator there.
The apostille is issued inside Ukraine, which is exactly where our help is usually needed: we can submit the papers on behalf of your trusted person and post the finished certificate to you. Exact translation and certification requirements are worth confirming with the consulate, as they change from time to time.
Paying from abroad
From Czechia a transfer in crowns or euro through Wise, Revolut or a bank arrives the same or the next day. We do not ask for the whole cost upfront and we never ask for cash in hand on the day of the funeral. The invoice and the photo report go to your messenger.
Inheritance: the six month rule
The clock starts on the day of death, not on the day you found out. This is the mistake families abroad make most often: they arrive a year later and discover the period has expired. If a house, a land share or a bank account remains in Ukraine, see a notary within six months or grant power of attorney to someone here. We explain it in detail in the guide on inheritance.
Grave care after the funeral
This is what families abroad miss most. We visit the grave once or on a schedule: clearing, topping up the soil, washing the headstone, flowers for a chosen date, preparing the plot for winter. After every visit we send before and after photographs. More on the grave care page.
Call us and we will start the same day.