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Diary of an estranged Briton
By June 2024, I had realised that waiting for the perfect job was a luxury I did not have. The visa clock was ticking, bills here and in Thailand were real, and the Minimum Income Requirement did not care about…
Diary of an estranged Briton
The truth is, no one gets through a journey like this alone. There is a tendency, when telling a story like this, to focus on what you do — the applications, the work, the decisions, the effort. But the people,…
Diary of an estranged Briton
From May to November 2024, my life became a cycle of applications, hopes, silences and refusals. I applied for more than 150 jobs during that period. That number still feels almost unreal when I look back on it. It was…
Diary of an estranged Briton
I left my family in Thailand. I flew out on 2nd May and landed in London Heathrow on 3rd May 2024. Even writing that sentence now feels heavy. There is no clever way to dress up departure when what you…
Diary of an estranged Briton
There are times when public policy feels distant — something debated by politicians, campaigners and commentators in rooms far away from ordinary life – generally something abstract. And then there are times when policy walks straight through your own front…
BOVF have published “Recommendations for the United Kingdom to enable voters living overseas to fully and properly participate in national elections with reference to practices adopted in 20 major and relevant countries” Download the report SUMMARY The systems that UK…
BOVF is very thankful to Martin Wrigley, Liberal Democrat MP for Newton Abbot, who will in due course propose and additional clause to the recently published Representation of the People Bill that he wrote, that covers the 3 main requests…
BOVF is very thankful to Joe Powell, Labour MP for Kensington and Bayswater who has been actively promoting the need for important reforms in the area of overseas voting systems among colleagues in Parliament, by meeting with the Electoral Commission…
BOVF speak to the Times Education about university student fees for overseas citizens. BOVF Education Policy Lead, Simon Landy, was interviewed by Times Higher Education to discuss the challenges overseas British citizens face when applying to UK universities, and to…
BOVF Policy Lead for Spousal Visa’s John Cantrill and Trustee Mike Tuffrey met the MP for Lewes James MacCleary to discuss Overseas Voters and highlight the challenges they face This was a constructive and positive meeting where we discussed the…
BOVF Chair, Bruce Darrington and Treasurer, Craig Dickson met with the MP for Newton Abbot, Martin Wrigley Martin Wrigley has first hand experience of being a British Citizen Overseas, having grown up in different countries as his father was in…
BOVF attend the Labour and Conservative party conferences At the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, BOVF Chair Bruce Darrington met with Joe Powell MP (Kensington & Bayswater). Having lived in the USA for nine years before entering Parliament, Joe has…