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Contents

• Contacting the insurance company

• Registering the death

• Getting a death certificate

• Post-mortem in Nigeria

• Burying or cremating the body in Nigeria

• Bringing the body to the UK

• Bringing the ashes to the UK

• Bringing the ashes to the UK yourself

• Arranging for the ashes to be taken to the UK

• Getting the person鈥檚 belongings back

• Finding a Nigeria lawyer

• Telling the UK authorities

• Contacting the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

Contacting the insurance company

If the person who died had insurance, contact their insurance company as soon as possible.聽 Read the What to do when someone dies abroad - GOV.UK if you鈥檙e not sure if they had insurance.

皇冠体育app insurance company should appoint a funeral director in Nigeria and the UK. 皇冠体育appy may also cover the cost of bringing the person鈥檚 body to the UK (repatriation) and help with any medical, legal, interpretation and translation fees.

Registering the death

皇冠体育app death must be registered at the local births and deaths registry office. Your funeral director can normally do this for you. You鈥檒l need information and documents about the person who has died, including their:

• full names
• dates of birth
• official identity document (for example their British passport)
• passport of the person who died
• the cause of death certificate 鈥� the hospital where the person died usually issues this within a week
• the post-mortem report if the person died outside a hospital

Getting a death certificate

After registering the death, you will get a death certificate. It鈥檚 worth asking for extra copies of the death certificate, as you might need them to show to people later.

Post-mortem in Nigeria

A post-mortem is a medical examination of the body. 皇冠体育appre might be one in Nigeria if the cause of death is unknown, unnatural, sudden or violent.

Cultural or religious sensitivities may not be taken into account. Small tissue samples and organs may be removed for testing without the family鈥檚 permission. You鈥檒l not automatically be told if this happens.

皇冠体育appse examinations are performed by forensic doctors appointed by the court. 皇冠体育app Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has no authority to intervene or halt the process.

Decision to Perform a Post-Mortem

皇冠体育app decision to conduct a post-mortem examination depends on the circumstances of the death, the deceased person鈥檚 prior wishes, and the next of kin鈥檚 preferences. In private hospitals or funeral homes, post-mortemscan cost approximately 鈧�750,000 or more (around 拢360 or higher).

Police-Initiated Post-mortem

In a suspicious death, the police may request a post-mortem without the next of kin鈥檚 consent. In such instances, the local authorities will cover the costs.聽 However, a shortage of pathologists may result in significant delays. Depending on the circumstances, it may be possible to arrange a private post-mortem, this can be done through a funeral director. 皇冠体育app costs will be borne by the individual or family.

Toxicology testing is not mandatory in all cases, but, where required tissue samples and organs may be removed and retained for analysis without the family鈥檚 consent.

Post-mortem Report

皇冠体育app post-mortem report typically takes at least two weeks to be released and will be made available to the next of kin. To obtain a copy of the report, you must apply through the coroner in the UK (if the body is repatriated) or the local court.

Please note: 皇冠体育app Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is not able to cover the cost of a post-mortem.

Burying or cremating the body in Nigeria

You need a local funeral director:聽聽to arrange a burial or cremation in Nigeria. 聽Your funeral director will usually be able to explain the options available and the costs, and help you make arrangements.

It is possible to cremate the body of a foreign national. Ask your funeral director for advice if you want to scatter the ashes in Nigeria and take care about where you do this.

In Nigeria, it is possible to donate a body to medical science. 皇冠体育app family of the person who died can decide to arrange body donation through a local funeral director or an international funeral director. If family cannot afford to pay for a funeral, the body will be part of a mass burial.

You should not have the person cremated abroad if you want a coroner in England and Wales to conduct an inquest into their death. In Scotland, a further investigation may still be possible.

Bringing the body to the UK

Ask your funeral director about options for bringing the person鈥檚 body to the UK from Nigeria.

When taking the person鈥檚 body to the UK from Nigeria, you will need:

• death certificate from hospital
• a death certificate from National Population Commission
• Infection free declaration from (Ministry of Health). 皇冠体育app exact rules are different depending on where you are in Nigeria.聽 Your funeral director can give you advice.
• show the passport of the person who died

皇冠体育app body must be embalmed and placed in metal casket to be brought to the UK.聽 Embalming usually takes place after post-mortem.

Bringing the ashes to the UK

Ask your funeral director about the rules for bringing ashes to the UK.

Bringing the ashes to the UK yourself

If you choose local cremation and wish to take the ashes back to the UK yourself, you can usually do so.

If you are taking the ashes with you when you leave Nigeria, you will need to:

• show the death certificate
• show the cremation certificate
• follow local regulations about leaving Nigeria with ashes 鈥� your funeral director can give you more information
• tell the airline in advance 鈥� ask your funeral director for more information.
• fill in a standard customs form when you arrive home

Arranging for the ashes to be taken to the UK

If it is not possible for you to transport the ashes yourself, a funeral director will be able to make the necessary arrangements. 皇冠体育app FCDO provides a list of聽UK-based international funeral directors.

Getting the person鈥檚 belongings back

If the person who died had insurance, check with the insurance company if this covers the return of their belongings.

Belongings the person had with them when they died are normally given to the family, or the Nigerian police if the family is not present.

If you bring the person鈥檚 body to the UK, you can ask your聽local funeral director at: 聽聽to collect all the belongings and transport them together with the person who died.

皇冠体育app police may keep the person鈥檚 belongings as evidence if there is an investigation into the death. 皇冠体育appy will only be returned when the court case is over.

皇冠体育app聽FCDO聽cannot help with the cost of returning personal belongings to the family.

皇冠体育app British High Commission in Nigeria cannot take responsibility for the personal belongings of the person who died.

Finding a Nigerian lawyer

You may need a lawyer to help you understand the Nigerian legal system when someone has died.聽 Check . 皇冠体育app British High Commission in Nigeria cannot give you legal advice or pay for legal costs.

Telling the UK authorities

Although you do not have to register the death in the UK, when someone dies abroad you still need to tell the UK authorities.聽 Read What to do when someone dies abroad - GOV.UK to find out what to do.

Contacting the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

You can contact the聽FCDO聽if you still need advice:

• in the UK call +44 (0)20 7008 5000
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