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The process when a British national dies in Portugal, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
List of UK-based funeral directors for British nationals when someone dies abroad.
Find out about the Office of the Public Guardian's lasting and enduring powers of attorney privacy policy and how we collect and process your data.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the north east of England.
The process when a British national dies in Turkey, including registering the death, funerals and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find contact details of court-approved professionals working as panel deputies in the west of England.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
Information for UK nationals on how to order copies of Portuguese birth, death or marriage online certificates.
This guidance explains how to fix an inconsistency relating to your name, as a UK national in Italy, so you can prove your identity to access local services.
The process when a British national dies in Cape Verde, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
How to manage a bank or building society account for someone else.
How to make a summary decision on court costs in a fast track case or after a short hearing lasting up to a day.
The UK government's offices in India no longer issue ‘No Objection Certificate’ for marriage registrations to British nationals.
The process when a British national dies in Poland, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Use this guidance to apply to be a panel deputy.
Many UK-based organisations can offer assistance, support and information to those affected by a death abroad.
Find out about the help you can get in the UK and abroad, including from victim support and the local British embassy or consulate.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
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