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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
You can make a claim for a ‘declaration of presumed death’ from the High…
Download and fill in a claim form (N208) with details about: yourself -…
You must advertise your application in a newspaper local to the missing…
You’ll have to attend a hearing about your claim with a High Court judge -…
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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.
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
Find out how to register a death in the UK or abroad
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Thailand.
Frankland is a high-security men’s prison in Brasside, County Durham.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in Jamaica.
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.
Emotional and practical support for bereaved families and loved ones is available from government departments and approved charities.
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.
If someone dies without a will or known family, their ownerless property (bona vacantia) goes to the crown - check if you're an entitled relative, search for an estate, refer or claim on an estate
Find out about the help you can get in the UK and abroad, including from victim support and the local British embassy or consulate.
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