Guidance

When someone dies in India

Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in India.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 24 May 2016
• Last updated: 23 December 2024 — See all updates

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India: bereavement information

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Includes information on:

• what to do when someone dies in India
• burial and cremation
• returning bodies to the UK (repatriation)

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad.

Published 24 May 2016

Last updated 23 December 2024 + show all updates

1. 23 December 2024

   Updated guidance overall.

2. 3 January 2023

   Annual review: updated guidance.

3. 9 May 2018

   Updated Bereavement Information Pack for India

4. 6 April 2017

   Added Bereavement information pack - India

5. 24 May 2016

   First published.