Guidance

Kuwait bereavement: death abroad

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

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 6 November 2016
• Last updated: 21 October 2024 — See all updates

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Annex A: next of kin authorisation form

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Kuwait: bereavement information

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Includes information on:

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

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad

Published 6 November 2016
Last updated 21 October 2024 + show all updates

1. 21 October 2024

   Added links to send an online enquiry to the embassy get no objection letter and death certificate request letter.

2. 7 July 2021

   next of kin authorisation form was added

3. 31 May 2019

   Added shipping agents and the contact details of the Vice Consul.

4. 1 August 2018

   Kuwait - Bereavement Information updates

5. 6 November 2016

   First published.