Guidance

Greece bereavement: death abroad

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

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 17 August 2016
• Last updated: 14 April 2022 — See all updates

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Greece: bereavement information

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Victim support groups in Greece

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Details

Includes information on:

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

See also coping with death abroad.

Published 17 August 2016

Last updated 14 April 2022 + show all updates

1. 14 April 2022

   Added information about scattering ashes in Greece.

2. 2 September 2020

   Update organisation name to FCDO

3. 7 May 2020

   Added 2020 revised bereavement information for British nationals in Greece

4. 17 August 2016

   First published.