Guidance

Lusaka: Bereavement: Death Abroad

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

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 2 March 2016
• Last updated: 28 November 2024 — See all updates

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Zambia: bereavement information

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Includes information on:

• What to do when someone dies in Zambia
• Burial and cremation
• Returning bodies to the UK (repatriation)

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

Published 2 March 2016
Last updated 28 November 2024 + show all updates

1. 28 November 2024

   Annual review

2. 6 June 2022

   Updated on 06/06/2022

3. 3 March 2021

   Guidance has been reviewed and updated with the most up to date information.

4. 6 December 2020

   New information published on how to deal with the death of a loved one in Zambia.

5. 2 March 2016

   First published.