Guidance

Sri Lanka bereavement: death abroad

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

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 22 July 2013
• Last updated: 27 January 2022 — See all updates

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Sri Lanka bereavement information pack

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Details

Includes information on:

• what to do when someone dies in Sri Lanka
• burial and cremation
• returning bodies to the UK (repatriation)
• registration of a death

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad.

Published 22 July 2013

Last updated 27 January 2022 + show all updates

1. 27 January 2022

   Reviewed and updated guide in full.

2. 26 March 2019

   Update consular contact information for Sri Lanka

3. 18 January 2019

   Upload the updated version of Bereavement Pack for Sri Lanka.

4. 10 April 2018

   Bereavement Pack for Sri Lanka is updated.

5. 22 July 2013

   First published.