Yes, you need to fill out an application for cremation. We will prepare all the necessary documents to receive assistance.
Cremation is cheaper than a traditional funeral, if VSAA exceeds our offer, we will refund the difference to the client's account. There are many such cases if you contact our offices. (Is it possible to bury a person in a cemetery for 550 EUR? With cremation it is possible, you receive an urn with ashes, which you can do with as you wish).
Yes, you can. Any person has the right to cremate their friend, acquaintance, neighbor, or work colleague, even if you are not a relative of the deceased. Do not be indifferent to lonely people.
No, you can only be in the crematorium building and watch the cremation process live. After the process is complete, you will receive an urn with the ashes.
We strictly adhere to the Cabinet of Ministers' Regulation "Cremation Regulations" No. 600. If you have any doubts, we can arrange a tour of the crematorium for you and explain the entire process. We welcome this!
Ashes can be buried, scattered (at sea, over a river, in the fields or in the forest), stored at home, or placed in a Columbarium. There are no restrictions.
Since the deceased has no relatives, he will be in the VTMEC morgue for 1.5 / 2 months until all procedures are completed. After that, he will be declared stateless and cremated. Such urns are buried in a common grave (50 urns), it may take six months or a year until such a number of urns is collected. To recover such an urn, you will have to pay the expenses of the municipality and the crematorium. To prevent such an outcome for your friend, you can contact us in a timely manner.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of such cases. Wives and husbands, children, acquaintances, colleagues turn to us. To everyone who cares about the deceased. You can contact us, write an application for cremation, all expenses will be covered by VSAA or SOC assistance. We will cremate the deceased, and by agreement with us, you can leave the urn at the Crematorium. This service is free.
Yes, it is possible, even if the cemetery is closed for burials or the family plot is full, you have the right to cremate a relative and bury the urn in such a family plot.
Yes, of course, the statute of limitations does not matter. Many people exhume their relatives from many cemeteries in Latvia, cremate them here and bury the urn in the family cemetery. In this way, creating a common family resting place.
The cremation process lasts 1.5–2 hours, at a temperature of 850 degrees Celsius.
No, that's not true. Cremation is for only one deceased person. And it's technically impossible to do otherwise.
Each cemetery provides one free space for urn burial.
Yes, you can take it out. The crematorium will issue a special permit to take the urn abroad.
If it happened at home, then within an hour or an hour and a half. If in a hospital or nursing home, then during the working day, after prior agreement.
You can say goodbye to the deceased anywhere in Latvia (at home, in a chapel, in a church, and in other places). When the farewell is over, we will arrange a hearse to the crematorium, agreeing with you on the place and time. It costs 0.70 EUR/km.
You can pick up the urn at any of our offices. Or order a courier delivery directly to your home or another location of your choice. This service costs 25 EUR.
Yes, you can leave the urn for storage. Our crematorium has a special place where you can store the urn for several years. Many customers use this option.
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