UK help and services in Belgium
Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Belgium. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Belgium, and your rights as a result of Brexit.
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Emergency help for British nationals
Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
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Belgium: in prison abroad
Information on Belgium's legal and prison systems for British prisoners, their family and friends.
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British Embassy Brussels
We maintain and develop relations between the UK and Belgium.
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Compensation for victims of terrorist attacks abroad
Compensation for terrorist attacks abroad - eligibility, acts of terrorism covered, application form, helpline
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Compensation if you're a victim of crime abroad
If you're a UK resident and have been injured because of a violent crime abroad, you can usually apply for compensation
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Get help if you're a victim of crime abroad
Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad
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Help if you're arrested abroad
Find out what the Foreign and Commonwealth Office can do to help if you or someone you know is arrested abroad.
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Rape and sexual assault abroad: returning to the UK
Information for British nationals affected by rape or sexual assault abroad, including how to access medical treatment and legal advice in the UK.
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What to do if you’re affected by a crisis overseas
Advice for British nationals affected by crises abroad, including terrorist attacks, natural disasters and major political unrest, and information on what help the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) can provide.
Brexit
Latest information and guidance on the UK exiting the EU.
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Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (settled and pre-settled status)
The EU Settlement Scheme for EU citizens and their families to remain in the UK after it leaves the EU ('Brexit'): who's eligible, how to apply, how much it costs.
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Benefits and pensions for UK nationals in the EU, EEA or Switzerland after Brexit
This guidance explains the rights of UK nationals in the EU, European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland to benefits and pensions if there’s a no-deal Brexit.
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Buying things from Europe after Brexit
Changes to how your consumer rights work when you buy from EU countries if there's no deal.
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Get your business ready to export from the UK to the EU after Brexit
What you need to do now to make sure you’re able to export goods from the UK to the EU, after Brexit.
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Get your business ready to import from the EU to the UK after Brexit
What you need to do now to make sure you’re able to receive goods from the EU after Brexit.
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Healthcare after Brexit: visiting the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland
How healthcare access might change for UK residents after the UK leaves the EU.
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Living in the EU: prepare for Brexit
Information for UK nationals living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or Ireland about preparing for Brexit if there’s no deal.
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Passport rules for travel to Europe after Brexit
Advice for British passport holders if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
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Pet travel to Europe after Brexit
How to prepare for travel with your pet to any EU country whether the UK leaves the EU with or without a deal.
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Studying in the European Union after Brexit
What you need to do if you want to start higher education study in the EU after Brexit.
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Visit Europe after Brexit
To visit Europe after Brexit there are things you need to do before you travel - check your passport, travel insurance, driving documents and pet travel.
Passports and emergency travel documents
Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.
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Apply for or renew a British passport if you're visiting the UK
You can apply for or renew a British passport while you're visiting the UK - as long as you expect to be in the UK for long enough
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Cancel a lost or stolen passport
What you need to do if your passport has been lost or stolen and you need to travel urgently - emergency travel document and replacement passport.
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Get an emergency travel document
Apply for an emergency travel document if you're outside the UK and have not got a valid British passport - apply online, how to apply, fee, timings
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Overseas British passport applications
Renew, replace or apply for an adult or child British passport if you’re living abroad or working overseas - forms, prices, how long it takes
Travelling to Belgium
Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.
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Apply for a European Health Insurance Card
Apply for or renew your free European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) online.
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Belgium travel advice
Latest travel advice for Belgium including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health
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Getting married abroad
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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Reduce your risk from terrorism while abroad
How to minimise your risk and what to do in the event of a terrorist attack.
Coming to the UK
Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.
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Check if you need a UK visa
You may need a visa to come to the UK to visit, study or work.
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Contact UK Visas and Immigration about your application
How to contact UK visas and immigration (UKVI) from inside and outside the UK.
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Get your visa, immigration or citizenship documents back
Get your documents returned if you've made a UK visa, immigration or citizenship application but need them back urgently
Living in Belgium
Guidance on Brexit changes, accessing healthcare, getting a document legalised, English-speaking lawyers and how to vote abroad.
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Apply for a European Health Insurance Card
Apply for or renew your free European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) online.
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Belgium travel advice
Latest travel advice for Belgium including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health
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Belgium: doctors
List of English-speaking medical facilities in Belgium.
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Belgium: lawyers and translators
Lists of English-speaking lawyers and translators for British nationals in Belgium.
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Get your document legalised
Use the online service to get a UK document legalised
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Living in Belgium
Official information for UK nationals moving to or living in Belgium, including guidance on Brexit, residency, healthcare and passports.
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Living in the EU: prepare for Brexit
Information for UK nationals living in the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland or Ireland about preparing for Brexit if there’s no deal.
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Support for British nationals abroad: A guide
This guide highlights some of the main ways you can help yourself stay safe abroad and what help the FCO can provide.
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UK benefits if you're going or living abroad
Find out what benefits you might be able to receive while you're abroad and how to export them from the UK or claim them while abroad
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Voting if you move or live abroad
How to vote if you move or live abroad, including eligibility and registration
Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad
Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.
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Claiming benefits if you live, move or travel abroad
Benefits you can claim if you go abroad and countries with social security arrangements with the UK
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Moving or retiring abroad
What you need to know if you move or retire abroad - tax, pensions, voting and contacting your local council
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National Insurance if you go abroad
Contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to find out if you need to pay National Insurance when you work abroad
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State Pension if you retire abroad
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
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Tax credits if you leave or move to the UK
Tax credits if you live abroad, go travelling, are a cross-border worker or subject to immigration control
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Tax on foreign income
Find out whether you need to pay UK tax on foreign income - residence and ‘non-dom’ status, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice (including certificates of residence)
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Tax on your UK income if you live abroad
Find out whether you need to pay tax on your UK income while you're living abroad - non-resident landlord scheme, tax returns, claiming relief if you’re taxed twice, personal allowance of tax-free income, form R43
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Work in another EU country
UK citizens can work in any European Economic Area country and Switzerland without a work permit - where you can work, your rights, protection for posted workers and National Insurance payments
Birth, death and marriage abroad
Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.
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Belgium bereavement: death abroad
Information to help the family and friends of British nationals who have died in Belgium.
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Belgium: funeral directors
List of English-speaking funeral directors for British nationals abroad in Belgium.
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Getting married abroad
Requirements, paperwork and processes for weddings and civil partnerships overseas - registration, restrictions, fees
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Register a birth abroad
Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK
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Surrogacy overseas
Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
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What to do after someone dies
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad
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What to do when someone dies: step by step
Check what to do after a death - how to register the death, notify government departments and manage financial issues.
News and events
Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Belgium.
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Belgium and the UK
Updates, news and events from the UK government in Belgium
Trade and invest
Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Belgium.
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Department for International Trade Belgium
DIT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Belgium, and Belgian companies set up and invest in the UK.
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Overseas Business Risk - Belgium
Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Belgium.
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Set up a business
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
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UK Science & Innovation Network in Belgium
Science and innovation underpin the economies of both Belgium and the UK. Encouraging work between the two countries therefore produces benefits for both. To promote international collaboration the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office jointly fund the UK Science and Innovation Network based in over 40 countries around the world.
British embassy or high commission
Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
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Belgium: consular fees
List of fees for consular services in Belgium.
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Belgium: notarial and documentary services
How someone in Belgium can get documents certified, marital status certificates issued, swear an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
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British Embassy Brussels
We maintain and develop relations between the UK and Belgium.