Guidance

Benin: bereavement: death abroad

Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Benin.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 14 September 2023
• Last updated: 27 March 2024 — See all updates

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Benin: bereavement information

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Includes information on:

• what to do when someone dies in Benin
• burial and cremation
• returning bodies to the UK (repatriation)

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad

Published 14 September 2023
Last updated 27 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 27 March 2024

   Links to lists of lawyers and funeral directors updated.

2. 14 September 2023

   First published.