Read what happens when an EU citizen dies in an EU country which is not their country of origen, either as a resident or during a holiday or temporary stay.

Find out more on:

• Repatriation: how each country applies their own rules and procedures in relation to the repatriation of remains (and deregistering residence when applicable)
• Planning your cross-border inheritance: how to determine which country's laws will apply to your own inheritance
• Managing a cross-border inheritance: how to deal with the inheritance of a family member or somebody close to you who lived in a different EU country

EU rules on inheritance (referred to as "succession" in EU law) apply in all EU countries except Ireland and Denmark: these EU countries decided to opt out.