Guidance

When someone dies in Costa Rica

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
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  1. 21 January 2020

     The bereavement page was updated on 7 January 2020.

  2. 2 July 2019

     We have updated the information contained in the Bereavement Pack.

  3. 25 August 2016

     First published.

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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