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Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Many UK-based organisations can offer assistance, support and information to those affected by a death abroad.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Mexico, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in France, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information to help bereaved families, friends or next of kin make important decisions.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Ghana, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Eswatini, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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