Emergency Services
Death of American Citizen Abroad
If an American citizen dies in Cuba, the death should be reported immediately to the American Citizen Services Unit of the U.S. Interests Section at (537) 833-3552 or, after hours, 833-2326 or 5280-5791.
If the next-of-kin was not with the citizen at the time of death, we will notify them of the death and work with them to carry out their wishes with regard to burial or repatriation of the body.
The Interests Section can also, with the next-of-kin's permission, act as a liaison between the family and local authorities.
We will also prepare the necessary documents to allow the family to return the body to the U.S., if that is their wish, and a Report of Death of an American Citizen Abroad, which is based on the Cuban death certificate and which can be used in the U.S. for most legal purposes.