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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.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Zambia.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Belarus
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Lithuania.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Kuwait.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Denmark.
Information on how the Consular team can help in the event of the death of a British national abroad.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Belgium.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Croatia.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Mali.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Fiji.
The process when a British national dies in Tajikistan, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Latvia.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Ecuador.
The process when a British national dies in Montenegro, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Malawi, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Iraq.
The process when a British national dies in Serbia, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Côte d’Ivoire.
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