The possibility of dying while travelling always existed even though a pandemic like COVID-19 makes it more likely as travel resumes while there could still be carriers of the virus. Of course one could get into a car accident, victim of crime, etc, so the question is:

**What happens when you die?**

Specifically, are there international treaties that establish a procedure to follow when a foreigner dies in a certain country? Now, I know that *International* treaties are rarely signed by all nations, so there will be exceptions but hopefully there are common procedures which is what I would like to know.

**What do the treaties say?** How is the burial or cremation procedure chosen? Do other countries respect a will created in another country? Do they send the body to the home country and who bares the costs of anything beyond a normal funeral?

Are procedures depending on the country of death, citizenship, residence or combination of these? If there are no treaties covering death of a foreigner, then it is possible we have to ask what happens when an Afghan dies in Albania to a Zambian in Zimbabwe!