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The process when a British national dies in Papua New Guinea, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
The process when a British national dies in Togo, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Nicaragua.
The process when a British national dies in Liechtenstein, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for UK nationals in Chile.
The process when a British national dies in Burkina Faso, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in Paraguay.
Guidance for crematorium managers. This guidance should be used for deaths that occurred in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, and where the cremation is to take place in England or Wales.
Monthly newsletter: UKinUAE
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Lebanon.
A draft remedial order to amend section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 to allow an award of bereavement damages to a new category of claimant.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.
This guide gives advice about the death of a British person in Cameroon, including information on burial, cremation and repatriation.
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Sudan.
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Bulgaria.
Information and advice if a family member or friend has been a victim of murder, manslaughter or died in suspicious circumstances in Egypt.
Guidance for funeral directors. This guidance should be used for deaths that occurred in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, and where the cremation is to take place in England or Wales.
Guidance for applicants for cremation. This guidance should be used for deaths that occurred in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, and where the cremation is to take place in England or Wale…
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List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Zambia.
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