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Information for those bereaving the death of a British national in Bahrain.
List of Funeral Directors and Repatriation Services in Bangladesh.
Resources for local authorities and social care providers following the death of an employee or volunteer in adult social care.
Guidance for applicants for cremation. This guidance should be used for deaths that occurred in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, and where the cremation is to take place in England or Wale…
Guidance for crematorium managers. This guidance should be used for deaths that occurred in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, and where the cremation is to take place in England or Wales.
The process when a British national dies in Benin, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Egypt.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Costa Rica.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Sweden.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Egypt.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Hungary.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Iceland.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Kuwait.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Maldives.
This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) applies for England and Wales, and helps clarify the roles of the FCDO, the police and coroners.
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Egypt.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cameroon, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
The process when a British national dies in Burkina Faso, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
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