Information and events for British citizens in France
The British Embassy in Paris has held meetings across France to update British citizens working and living in the country and answer their questions regarding Britain's departure from the European Union.
In recent years, the British Embassy in Paris has held meetings across France to update British citizens working and living in the country and answering their questions regarding Britain’s departure from the European Union. No further outreach meetings are currently planned. You can stay in touch with the Embassy via the following means:
- visit our Living in France guide for practical information, such as applying for a ‘carte de séjour’. You can receive email alerts whenever the guide is updated by signing up here
- For questions not answered in the Living in France guide, you can send in questions via our webform
- Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates which affect British people living in France
- All previous editions of our Voisins Voices newsletter can be accessed on GOV.UK
Previous citizens outreach meetings across France
2021
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 14 December | virtual |
| 29 September | virtual |
| 7 September | virtual |
| 20 July | virtual |
| 24 June | virtual |
| 18 May | virtual |
| 13 April | virtual |
| 18 March | virtual |
| 24 February | virtual |
| 26 January | virtual |
2020
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 14 December 2020 | virtual |
| 25 November 2020 | virtual |
| 21 October 2020 | virtual |
| 27 February | Agen |
| February | Facebook Q&A |
| 11 February | Civray 2pm |
| 11 February | Civray 6pm |
| 13 February | Paris |
2019
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 6 November | Paris |
| 6 November | Marseille |
| 14 October | Vannes |
| 14 October | Quimper |
| 14 October | Paris |
| 11 October | Bergerac |
| 10 October | Périgueux (1) & (2) |
| 9 October | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| 24 September | Lyon |
| 22 September | Facebook Q&A |
| 18 September | Orléans |
| 16 September | Paris |
| 12 September | Caen |
| 5 September | Nanterre/Boulogne-Billancourt |
| 4 September | Lille |
| 30 July | Alençon |
| 16 July | Nice |
| 15 July | Aix-en-Provence |
| 13 July | Avignon |
| 11 July | Montpellier |
| 10 July | Perpignan |
| 5 July | Brest |
| 4 July | Gouarec |
| 1 July | Facebook Q&A |
| 25 June | Périgueux |
| 14 June | Le Havre |
| 27 May | Grenoble |
| 16 May | Laval |
| 16 May | Limoges |
| 29 April | Paris |
| 22 April | Facebook Q&A |
| 25 March | Facebook Q&A |
| 19 March | Marseille |
| 18 March | Paris |
| 13 March | Poitiers |
| 26 February | Paris |
| 25 February | Facebook live Q&A |
| 25 February | Nantes |
| 21 February | Lille |
| 19 February | Monaco |
| 12 February | Clermont-Ferrand |
| 11 February | Annemasse |
| 4 February | Paris |
| 4 February | Lorient |
| 31 January | Cannes |
| 28 January | Auxerre |
| 24 January | Parthenay |
| 23 January | Facebook live Q&A |
| 22 January | Rouen |
| 17 January | Reims |
2018
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 18 December | Facebook live Q&A |
| 10 December | Dijon |
| 3 December | Annecy |
| 20 November | Saint-Malo |
| 19 November | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| 15 November | Aix-en-Provence |
| 7 November | Chantilly |
| 19 October | Bordeaux |
| 4 October | Toulouse |
| 5 September | Perpignan |
| 11 July | Montpellier |
| 3 July | Cahors |
| 26 June | Nîmes |
| 18 June | Narbonne |
| 28 May | Périgueux |
| 15 May | Limoges |
| 20 April | Carcassonne |
| 18-19 April | Rennes/Dinan/St Jacut de la Mer |
| 17 April | Strasbourg |
| 9 April | Paris |
| 12 March | Calais |
| 6 March | Caen |
| 15 February | Montauban |
2017
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 12 December | Bergerac |
| 11 December | Poitou-Charentes |
| 6 December | Paris |
| 27 November | Gouarec |
| 23 November | St-Raphael |
| 7 November | Nice |
| 12 October | Toulouse |
| 1 October | Angers |
| 21 September | Tours |
| 18 September | Strasbourg |
| 13 September | Lyon |
| 1 July | Bordeaux |
If you have attended one of our meetings, we would appreciate your feedback (please note that if you have responded to one of our paper surveys, we ask you not to fill out another online one).
For questions concerning your rights as a British citizen in France, contact us. If you have any suggestions for other towns and places that could host our citizens outreach meetings, please email France.Enquiries@fcdo.gov.uk.
For press enquiries, contact us here.
Last updated 6 September 2021 + show all updates
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New outreach event added: Tuesday 7 September, 6pm to 7:30pm.
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Added details of online outreach event on Tuesday 20 July 2021
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New date for online outreach events in May and June
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New virtual outreach events added
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Updated with next virtual citizens outreach meeting: Wednesday 24 February
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February 2020 Facebook Q&A added
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New events added in La Rochelle and Agen
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New Facebook Q&A announced
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New outreach event in Paris
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New events added
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New events added in Paris, Marseille, Civray
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New outreach events added in Vannes, Quimper and Paris
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Bourg-en-Bresse event added
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New dates
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Events added in Bergerac and Périgueux
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Events in Orléans and Lyon added
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Nanterre/Boulogne-Billancourt event added
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Q&A date and time added
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New outreach meeting in Lille
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New events announced in Paris and in Caen in September
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Date change for event at Alencon
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New meeting in Alençon
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New citizens outreach meeting announced in Nice on 16 July 2019
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New citizens outreach meetings announced in: GOUAREC (4/07), BREST (5/07), PERPIGNAN (10/07), MONTPELLIER (11/07), AVIGNON (13/07), AIX-EN-PROVENCE (15/07)
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NEW Citizens outreach meeting announced in Périgueux (24) on 25 June 2019.
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New citizens outreach meeting announced in Le Havre on Friday 14 June.
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New meeting added
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New Citizens Outreach meeting announced - Grenoble 27 May 2019
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New citizens outreach meeting announced in Laval (Mayenne) on 16 May 2019.
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NEW citizens outreach event announced in Limoges on 16 May 2019.
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New Facebook Q&A announced on 22 April
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We have announced a new meeting taking place in Paris on 29 April at 6:30PM.
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EU Exit update: We are taking questions on Facebook on Monday 25 March from 4pm to 8pm. We will provide individual answers by Friday 5pm.
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New citizens outreach meetings in Poitiers, Paris and Marseille
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New outreach meeting in Paris on 26 February
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New citizens outreach meetings announced for: Clermont-Ferrand 12/02 Monaco 19/02 Lille 21/02 Nantes 25/02
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Two new citizens outreach meetings announced in Lorient (4 Feb ) and Paris (4 Feb).
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New citizens outreach meetings announced in Reims, Rouen, Parthenay, Auxerre, Cannes and Annemasse. We will also be hosting another Facebook live Q&A on 18 January.
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New date published: Facebook live Q&A on 18 December
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New meetings announced in Aix-en-Provence, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Malo, Annecy and Dijon.
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New British citizens outreach date announced: 7 November 2018 in Chantilly.
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