Guidance

When someone dies in Myanmar (Burma)

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

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
3 November 2016
Last updated
9 June 2020 — See all updates

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Myanmar (Burma): bereavement information

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This guidance includes information on:

  • what to do when someone dies in Myanmar
  • burial and cremation
  • returning bodies to the UK (repatriation)

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

Updates to this page

Published 3 November 2016
Last updated 9 June 2020 show all updates

  1. Added COVID-19 related information.

  2. First published.

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