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Information and events for British citizens in Belgium

The British Embassy in Brussels has been holding meetings across Belgium to update UK citizens working and living in the country regarding the UK's departure from the European Union.

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The British Embassy in Brussels has been holding meetings across Belgium to update UK nationals working and living in the country and answering their questions regarding the UK’s departure from the European Union. In our team’s continuous effort to reach as many UK nationals in Belgium as possible, we will be announcing further outreach meetings below.

Upcoming UK citizens’ outreach meetings across Belgium

  • virtual drop-in session (on Facebook), Wednesday 5 August 2020, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

  • virtual drop-in session (on Facebook), Wednesday 2 September 2020, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

  • virtual drop-in session (on Facebook), Wednesday 7 October 2020, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

  • virtual drop-in session (on Facebook), Wednesday 4 November 2020, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

  • virtual drop-in session (on Facebook), Wednesday 2 December 2020, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Previous UK citizens’ outreach meetings across Belgium

  • virtual drop-in session (on Facebook), Thursday 2 July 2020

  • virtual drop-in session (on Facebook), Wednesday 6 May 2020

  • Brussels, Tuesday 25 February 2020

  • Leuven, Wednesday 12 February 2020

  • Antwerp, Monday 27 January

  • Ghent, Thursday 23 January 2020

  • Facebook Q&A, Tuesday 14 January 2020

  • Bruges, 16 October 2019

  • Tervuren, 14 October 2019

  • Liège, 9 October 2019

  • Antwerp, 8 October 2019

  • Brussels, 23 September 2019

  • Facebook Q&A, 9 September 2019

  • Brussels, 5 June 2019

  • Ostend, 16 May 2019

  • Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, 21 March 2019

  • Tervuren, 19 March 2019

  • Ghent, 13 March 2019

  • Brussels, 7 March 2019

  • Halle, 28 February 2019

  • Brussels, 20 February 2019

  • Nivelles, 14 February 2019

  • Leuven, 12 February 2019

  • Tervuren, 30 January 2019

  • Antwerp, 22 January 2019

  • SHAPE Mons, 4 October 2018

  • Antwerp, 26 June 2018

  • Tervuren, 19 June 2018

  • Brussels, 8 May 2018

  • Brussels, 25 October 2017

  • Waterloo, 24 October 2017

  • SHAPE Mons, 18 October 2017

  • Tervuren, 17 October 2017

  • Antwerp, 4 October 2017

  • Brussels, 23 May 2017

Visit our Living in Belgium guide for practical information, such as applying for residency. You can receive email alerts whenever the guide is updated by signing up here.

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Published 21 December 2018
Last updated 10 July 2020 + show all updates
  1. Updates to upcoming virtual UK citizens' outreach meetings across Belgium

  2. Citizens outreach meeting in Mons on 26 March cancelled due to the ongoing and evolving situation regarding coronovirus (COVID-19).

  3. The UK Embassy in Belgium is organising a citizens' outreach event on 26 March in Mons. Register via our website.

  4. The Citizens' Outreach Events in Brussels and Leuven are now open for registration.

  5. Added new citizens' rights events to the calendar, including Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, Leuven and Mons.

  6. Readout of our UK citizens’ outreach meetings - September - October 2019 now available

  7. We have added a UK citizens' outreach meeting in Bruges on Wednesday 16 October. Please sign up for the event via our website.

  8. Brexit update: We are holding new citizens' rights meetings in Brussels and Antwerp. Register via our website.

  9. EU Exit update: Added a new outreach meeting in Ostend, on Thursday 16 May, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm

  10. We have added two new citizens' rights meetings to the list: in Brussels on 7 March and in Gent on 13 March.

  11. First published.