Birth, death and marriage abroad

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

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• Getting married or registering a civil partnership abroad

  Find out how to get the documents you’ll need to get married or form a civil partnership overseas and how much they’ll cost.

• Register a birth abroad

  Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.

• St Vincent and the Grenadines: bereavement pack

  Information to assist those bereaved following the death of a British national in St. Vincent

• Surrogacy overseas

  Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.

• What to do when someone dies: step by step

  Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and deal with the estate.

• When someone dies in St Vincent and the Grenadines

  Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK.