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Information For Expatriates

On this page:
Embassies And Consulates, Web Sites For Expats, Help for Expats, Publications For Expats

Embassies, Consulates and Government Offices

British Consulate-General Antwerp

The British Consul-General in Antwerp now offers only a limited service. It no longer accepts applications for passports and notarial services.

The contact details remain as below.

British Honorary Consul-General, Antwerp

Address: Postbox 580, Groenplaats, 2000 Antwerpen

Telephone: 03 213 2125

Email: cgantwerp@unicall.be

Callers are advised to telephone for an appointment.

British Embassy Brussels

A range of public services, excepting passport services, is available through the Consular Section of the British Embassy in Brussels. Passport services are now carried out via the embassy in Paris. See the web site below for details.

For more information, visit their web site at www.britishembassy.gov.uk/belgium.

Biometric Passports

For more information about biometric passports visit the following sites: 

• The United Kingdom Passport Agency  

• and in particular: http://www.passport.gov.uk/general_biometrics.asp

• http://www.usembassy.org.uk/ 

• U.K. Government On Line 

• Belgian Embassy In UK

Web Sites For Expatriates

• Away Magazine A magazine in English with resources for international families in Belgium. On its website in the Blog/Forum section you can exchange ideas and information. 
  There is a free Classifieds section.
• Brits In America.com Lots of useful information and advice aimed at expatriates in the US, but plenty of it is useful for British expatriates everywhere.
• ExpatClic - A web site for women where they can share their experiences, join a forum and get answers to their problems.
• Expatica.com Web site for expats with sections on various countries. A Belgian section with news and information on living and working in Belgium.
• Expat Network More help for expats generally.
• Escape Artist More help for expats generally. Useful info and links.
• Free Translations Simple translations between English and Dutch.
• Net Expat Web site for working expatriates.

• Newsletter for British Expats For expats generally with lots of links.

Help for Expatriates

Community Help Service - 24-hour crisis, support and information help line in English.  Professional team of psychologists and psychiatrists working in English. Also offer educational testing for children. Tel: 02 648 4014.

Publications for Expatriates

(See also our "Local News" page.)

• Away Magazine A magazine in English with resources for international families in Belgium.
• "The Hints Book: Living and Working in Belgium," published by the American Women's Club of Brussels, and available at most English-language bookshops and by mail from hintsbook@awcb.org. You can visit their web site to find out more.
• XPATS News and info for expats living in Belgium. Lots of links. Weekly publication "The Bulletin". Very Brussels oriented.
• "Working Abroad" This brochure is offered free by the Belgian Insurance group "Onafhangelijke Ziekenfondsen/Mutualités Libres". It gives clear and practical information on the legal guidelines and administrative formalities relating to health care insurance, business trips, and much more. A very useful guide for those arriving in Belgium to work or going abroad to work in other countries. You can visit their web site and download it. The brochure is in English but regrettably the rest of the site is only Dutch or French.
• International Child Separation. The divorce rate amongst expatriates is much higher than the "norm". Download this leaflet prepared by a British international lawyer experienced in these matters.