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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
On April 1st 2025 BOVF spoke to Manuela Perteghella MP Bruce Darrington, Chair BOVF spoke to Manuela Perteghella MP about her involvement on the Education Committee, and shared the work BOVF have been doing on overseas student fees. Noting that…
On April 1st 2025 BOVF met with the Director of Unlock Democracy. We have been working with Unlock Democracy where our policies align – namely evolving voting mechanisms for overseas citizens and the potential for overseas constituencies. On April 1st,…