Consular Services for Foreign Residents of Belgium

Information on the services and assistance available, including the replacement of lost or stolen passports, for expats from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia from their embassies and consulates in Belgium...

Citizens of the USA, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia living in Belgium can access information from the consular sections of their relevant embassies.

Click on the appropriate link below to access the home page of each of these four embassies in Brussels.

• US Citizens
• UK Citizens
• Canadian Citizens
• Australian Citizens

US Citizens

The US Citizens Service consular section provides passport services, registration of births, information on visas, federal benefits, notary services and voting information, as well as offering emergency assistance to American citizens in distress.

• For comprehensive information about the services that the embassy provides: Click here

• Embassy of the United States of America
  American Citizens Unit
  At: Boulevard du Régent/Regentlaan 25, B-1000 Brussels
  Tel: 02 811 43 00
  After hours Tel: 02 811 40 00 (ask to be connected to the duty officer)
  Fax: 02 811 45 00
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• For information about hours of operation and more contact details: Click here
• For information from the Belgian Embassy in the United States: Click here

UK Citizens

The British Embassy of Brussels has up-to-date news on matters relating to Belgian-English relations, as well as much information on trade and investment between Belgium and the UK.

• British Embassy
  At: Avenue d'Auderghem 10, 1040 Brussels
  Tel: 02 287 62 11
  Fax: 02 287 62 50
  Open: 09:30-13:00 and 14:30-18:00, Monday to Friday, excluding British Embassy holidays.
  Outside normal working hours there is a 24-hour emergency consular service for British citizens. Call the standard embassy number. T
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The British Embassy and Consulate offers many services to British citizens in Belgium. These include:

• Registering births and deaths and issuing certified copies of certificates
• Certifying documents
• Providing information about transferring funds
• Providing help for those who are victims of a crime or in hospital
• Providing contact details of lawyers, interpreters and translators

Note: UK embassies, high commissions and consulates no longer issue passports. This is now done centrally by the Identity and Passport Service (IPS), an agency of the UK Home Office. Applications for renewal take at least four weeks from the form's arrival with the IPS by post, but may take longer if further information is necessary. The IPS advises UK nationals not to book travel until they have received their renewed passport.

• To apply for a UK passport while overseas: Click here

Canadian Citizens

Of particular note is the fact that the Canadian Embassy in Brussels does not provide immigration and visa services.
All immigration matters for citizens and residents of Belgium and Luxembourg are dealt with exclusively by the Canadian Embassy in Paris.

• To access the Canadian Embassy in Paris website: Click here
• For information about the services that the Canadian Embassy in Belgium provides: Click here
• Canadian Embassy
  At: Avenue de Tervueren 2, 1040 Brussels
  Tel: 02 741 0611
  Fax: 02 741 0643
  Open: General office: Monday to Friday 09:00-12:30 and 13:30-17:00, consular services: Monday to Friday 09:00-12:00
• For information from the Belgian Embassy in Canada: Click here

Australian Citizens

Services provided for Australian citizens by the Australian Embassy in Belgium include:

• Issuing emergency passports
• Providing travel advice
• Witnessing and certifying signatures
• Providing a list of doctors and lawyers

The consular section of the website has information on working in Belgium, driver's licences and more. See the section Services for Australians.

• Australian Embassy
  At: Rue Guimard/Guimardstraat, 6-8 1040 Brussels
  Tel: 02 286 05 00
  Fax: 02 286 05 76
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• For information from the Belgian Embassy in Australia: Click here

The Southern Cross Group is a global organisation that exists to "Promote mobility in the Global Community", and communicate with expatriated Australians throughout the world. Its work includes lobbying for changes in laws that improve or simplify the life of Australians abroad. The website has detailed information on the legal and practical aspects of: citizenship, voting, visas, health insurance, taxation and more.

• The Southern Cross Group
• The Southern Cross Group in Belgium