Guidance

Ghana: bereavement: death abroad

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

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 17 July 2018
• Last updated: 27 March 2024 — See all updates

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Ghana: bereavement information

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Includes information on:

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

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad

Published 17 July 2018
Last updated 27 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 27 March 2024

   Links to lists of lawyers and funeral directors updated.

2. 20 December 2019

   change in bereavement pack

3. 17 July 2018

   First published.