Bereavement information for families and loved ones
Deaths overseas
Deaths Abroad
The Foreign Office has a network of consular officers overseas with whom members of the Consular Directorate, based in London liaise.
Their role is to offer information and support to British Nationals who find themselves in difficulty oversees.
The following information is guidance for families of British Nationals who die overseas. Because laws and local customs vary widely from country to country, this guidance is necessarily general.
If you have any questions contained in this information, and are overseas, please ask the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) staff. If you are in the UK and require information, you can contact the Foreign Office direct in London.
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