Guidance

Costa Rica bereavement: death abroad

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

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
25 August 2016
Last updated
21 January 2020 — See all updates

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Costa Rica: bereavement information

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Includes information on:

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

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad

Published 25 August 2016
Last updated 21 January 2020 + show all updates

  1. The bereavement page was updated on 7 January 2020.

  2. We have updated the information contained in the Bereavement Pack.

  3. First published.

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