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The process when a British national dies in the UAE, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
If you already have the right or have probate (as an executor or administrator) you can start dealing with the estate. You may need to apply for the right to deal with the estate of the person who's died (also...
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Mexico, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cuba, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Get a declaration of presumed death if a person has been missing for at least 7 years or you think they've died - form N208, certificate of presumed death, appeal, complain
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Nigeria, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
The process when a British national dies in Germany, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Challenge a claim for a presumption of death declaration if you think the missing person is not dead or died on a different date or in a different place to what the claim says
You should be aware that Nepalese procedures differ significantly from those in the United Kingdom.
The Help is at Hand booklet provides information, support and guidance for those affected by suicide.
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