Help us grow a movement—one conversation at a time. More than 5,000,000 British citizens live overseas, and almost every one of them is affected by at least one of the British Overseas Voters Forum (BOVF) Key Issues – from Frozen Pensions to Spousal Visas, University Fees, Banking Barriers, Voting Rights, and Poor Government Communication. Yet,
Can the Discussion Forums help? The Discussion Forums platform is designed to support peer-to-peer knowledge sharing. You’ll find threads and topic areas where people ask and answer questions about the Key Issues BOVF is campaigning to resolve: If your question hasn’t already been answered, create a Discussion in the appropriate sub-group and someone from the
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The Discussion Forums are based on the principle that when big decisions are to be made, the best decision involves large numbers of people Your voice matters. If you have relevant experience, research skills, policy expertise, or lived experience of a Key Issue, you can apply to join one of our Policy Dev Groups. These
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The Discussion Forum has been designed to resemble a social media platform, making it intuitive. Once you create a free Discussion Forums account, you can: Each area of the Discussion Forum is moderated to ensure a respectful, welcoming, and solution-focused environment.
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The Discussion Forums are for you. Anyone who registers with the British Overseas Voters Forum as a Supporter or Member can sign-up. The Forum is open to all who share our mission to secure justice for British citizens living abroad.
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15 January 2025 BOVF hosted an event for its members and supporters in Japan (in the Akasaka area of Tokyo), to discuss the experiences of being a British citizen overseas. This event was a great opportunity for those people with a connection to BOVF and links to British Citizenship based in Japan to get
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15th January, 2025 Mike Tuffrey, BOVF Trustee, spoke about the challenges of voting from overseas at the new All Party Parliamentary Group on Citizens Rights. Led by Manuela Perteghella MP for Stratford-on-Avon, the session was attended in person and online by representatives from Unlock Democracy, Bremain in Spain, Beyond Brexit – UK Citizens in Italy
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Forthcoming Events (Displayed using the date they are published.) Past Events (Displayed with the date they occurred)
Bruce Darrington (Left) with Sir Roger Gale (Right) On December 19, BOVF Vice Chair Lloyd Hobbard-Mitchell and Bruce Darrington met with Joe Powell Labour MP for Kensington and Bayswater. Joe is a renowned anti-corruption in politics campaigner and we enjoyed a wide-ranging discussion on all our topics. Joe felt that the issue he most wanted
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Bruce Darrington (Left) with Sir Roger Gale (Right) On the 17th of December, Bruce Darrington, Chair of BOVF, met with Sir Roger Gale, Conservative MP for Herne Bay and Sandwich in the Commons for Tea. At 81, he is equally the longest-serving MP in the House of Commons and misses out on being Father of
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