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Consulates actively issue reports of death abroad

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Dying in a foreign jurisdiction creates an astonishing amount of paperwork. Local authorities must coordinate with embassies to issue specific consular reports just to prove you actually expired. Even in the afterlife, you simply cannot escape administrative red tape.

Consulates actively issue reports of death abroad
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