Learn about the BOVF Local Branch in New Zealand About the branch: The New Zealand Branch became active during the summer of 2025. Members of the Branch keep in touch via the Discussion Forum. We have periodic meetings, which can be joined in person or remotely. We are always looking for events to support, so […]
Learn about the BOVF Local Branch in Australia About the branch: The Australia Branch became active during the summer of 2025. Members of the Branch keep in touch via the Discussion Forum. We have periodic meetings, which can be joined in person or remotely. We are always looking for events to support, so if you
BOVF hosted an event for British and Dual Citizens living in Milan September 9th, 6pm, All Saints’ Anglican Church, Milan. BOVF Milan meeting BOVF was established to galvanize UK citizens abroad to register to vote and importantly, through various mechanisms, to start to have real influence in the UK. Bruce Darrington, BOVF Chair addressed British
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BOVF attended the second APPG on Citizens’ Rights ‘Britons Abroad’, led by Manuella Perteghella MP and hosted in Westminster. The role of this All Party Parliamentary Group is to “raise awareness of the challenges facing EU citizens in the UK and Britons abroad. We work cross-party to help secure immigration status and the rights set
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Your Voice Is Powerful – Use It At the British Overseas Voters Forum (BOVF), we hold a core belief that’s simple but transformative: Where decisions are made that affect many people, many people should be involved in the decision-making. That includes British citizens living overseas — and that includes you! Excluded & Disenfranchised Too often,
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Once you’ve told your ten, challenge them to do the same. Every conversation, every message shared, every expat invited to get involved with BOVF creates a ripple. That ripple, when echoed by ten more, becomes a powerful wave of voices calling for real change. People-powered This is how people-powered movements grow: not through paid ads
You might try copying and pasting the following into an email or WhatsApp message to your friends: Hi – I just got involved with a group called the British Overseas Voters Forum (BOVF). They’re campaigning on stuff that affects a lot of Brits abroad, like frozen pensions, spousal visas, Uni Fees, banking restrictions, and more.
When someone signs up as a Supporter or Member of BOVF: They add weight to our campaigns – numbers matter when lobbying politicians. Every additional Supporter or Member allows us to demonstrate that our concerns are widely shared, not niche. Politicians, civil servants, and media outlets take notice when thousands of people back a cause.
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Help us grow a movement—one conversation at a time. More than 500,000 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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