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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.
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
Register the death within 5 days (8 days in Scotland) - this includes…
If a death is reported to a coroner, the documents you need to register…
You must register a death with the local authorities in the country where…
Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government…
Contact the following organisations if you cannot use the Tell Us Once…
The funeral can usually only take place after the death is registered. You…
You must register the death. You may also need to report the death of a…
Bereavement is a personal experience and can affect people in different…
Correct an original registration with the register office or GRO - what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes
You cannot change a death certificate once it’s been issued, but you can…
Anyone can apply to correct a death entry. However, the General Register…
It costs £75 or £90 to apply to correct a mistake in a death registration.…
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
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
Clarifying existing practice for verifying deaths outside of hospitals and providing a framework for safe verification of death during the coronavirus emergency.
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
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Nigeria, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Eswatini, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Ambassador Neil Holland condemns repression in Russia and calls for a full and independent investigation of Alexei Navalny's death.
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.
Reporting a death, wills, probate and Inheritance Tax
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