UK nationals living in Hungary will receive information about specific actions they need to take to keep their rights and access to services in Hungary, including around residency,  healthcare, driving licences and passports.

The campaign will use multiple channels – including Facebook, digital media and newspaper advertising in  Hungary – urging people to take necessary action to protect their rights so that they can continue living, working and travelling in Europe after the transition period.

In addition to this major information campaign, the British Embassy in Budapest has already been working with community groups and directly with UK nationals to inform and reassure them.

This includes providing information and support through town hall information meetings, question and answer sessions with the Ambassador and Hungarian government representatives.

Iain Lindsay, the British Ambassador to Budapest said:

“Protecting the rights of UK nationals is an absolute priority for us. That’s why we have been providing advice and reassurance to UK nationals, to make sure they have all the information they need and certainty about their rights.

“Brits in Hungary should visit our Living in Guide where they can find out about the steps they need to take and get important information about residency, healthcare, passports and driving licences in Hungary.”

British Embassies in Europe are already providing with more than 775 events with UK nationals since November 2017.

Further information:

* UK nationals in the EU need to take to action to secure their rights, such as applying for a new residence status or registering for residency in their member state if they haven’t done so already.

* The Foreign Office has launched a campaign through embassies across Europe, engaging with UK Nationals who are resident, studying or travelling to the EU and signposting people to ‘Living In Guides’ on GOV.UK with specific information for each country.

* Our network of embassies and consulates across Europe have held over 775 outreach events with UK nationals since November 2017 to understand their concerns and explain actions they need to take. These events have reached over 410,000 people since November 2017.

* British Ambassadors from across Europe have recorded a video encouraging UK nationals to take action which can be found here.

* In addition to this, our Living in Guides on GOV.UK provide the latest advice to UK nationals, however, over the coming weeks we are stepping up our engagement across Europe and launching an information campaign to further explain what actions UK nationals need to take within the country where they live https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-hungary?utm_campaign=transition_p1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=seg&utm_content=eut_hngukns_act0

Source: UK Embassy in Hungary