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Still current at: 25 November 2009
Updated: 29 September 2009
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary (consular assistance figures).  The overall level of the advice has not changed.

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Travel advice for this country

General

Insurance

We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake.  For more general information see Travel Insurance. 
 
If things do go wrong when you are overseas then this is how we can help.

Emergency numbers

Emergency numbers are 101 (for the police), 100 (for medical services), and 112 (from a mobile phone). 

Registration

Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency.

Money

Since 15 June 2007 new legislation on the controls of cash entering or leaving the EU apply in all Member States. Any person entering or leaving the EU will have to declare the cash that they are carrying if this amounts to 10,000 euros or more; this includes cheques, travellers' cheques, money orders, etc. This will not apply to anyone travelling via the EU to a non-EU country, as long as the original journey started outside of the EU nor to those travelling within the EU.

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Contacts

Belgium, Brussels, British Embassy

Address:

British Embassy
Avenue d'Auderghem 10 Oudergemlaan
1040 Brussels

The Consulate General address is:

Avenue des Nerviens 9-31 Nervierslaan
1040 Brussels

Telephone:

(32) (2) 287 6211
Consular - (32) (2) 287 6248

 

Fax:

(32) (2) 287 6355 Political, press and public diplomacy
(32) (2) 287 6240 Trade & Investment

Office hours:

Local Time - (Mon to Fri):
Embassy: 0900-1730
Consular: 0900-1230 & 1415-1600
Visa: 0900-1130

GMT - (Mon to Fri)
Embassy: 0800-1630
Consular: 0800-1130 & 1315-1500
Visa: 0800-1030

Website: http://ukinbelgium.fco.gov.uk/en/

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