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Guidance for funeral directors. 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.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Iceland.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in New Zealand, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Philippines.
Information and advice if a friend or family member has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or has died in suspicious circumstances in Jamaica.
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 South Korea, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
The process when a British national dies in Algeria, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information to help you deal with practical arrangements following the death of a British national in Kosovo.
The process when a British national dies in Solomon Islands, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
The process when a British national dies in Togo, 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 assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Azerbaijan.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in China.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Bulgaria.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Chile.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Denmark.
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Eritrea.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Fiji.
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