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This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cuba, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
How to report a person who's gone missing or a child who's run away - including if you lose contact while they're abroad
What to do if a British national goes missing abroad, reporting it to the police and how the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and others can help.
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
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 Cameroon, 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 Japan, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
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
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Nigeria, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing payments to cover loss of earnings
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Spain, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Advice on actions you may need to take and the support available from the FCDO and others when a British person dies abroad.
The process when a British national dies in Turkey, including registering the death, funerals and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
The process when a British national dies in Germany, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Guidance for completing forms ID1: Certificate of identity for a private individual, and ID2: Certificate of identity for a body corporate.
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