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UK through France to Belgium via Eurotunnel

annavc74
annavc74 Posts: 1 Newbie
edited 19 May 2025 at 4:46PM in Coronavirus Board
Morning all... I have work that had been postponed but is now booked for next week in Belgium. Marketing, and photography. When I checked the travel advice online on various pages it seemed that I could travel to Belgium for work (have printed email confirming the work and I filled in and printed the official travel certificate).
 I checked online again last night and it now appears a little unclear (and that possibly I cannot travel through france to belgium). Maybe I’m just being stupid... quite possible. 

Any advice appreciated as I would have left tomorrow... 
thanks.. 

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  • Alan_Bowen
    Alan_Bowen Posts: 4,956 Forumite
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    I hope you are aware that Belgium has the highest death rate of major countries in the world for Covid 19 and would not be somewhere anyone should be contemplating travel at present at all. You presumably can prove the works is essential but looking at FCO advice this morning it appears all international arrivals may need to self-isolate which is going to make work impossible. You can transit France with evidence of the essential nature of the work and the French International Travel Certificate but I would check with the Belgium Embassy in London before setting off to be certain
  • bradders1983
    bradders1983 Posts: 5,684 Forumite
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    I hope you are aware that Belgium has the highest death rate of major countries in the world for Covid 19 and would not be somewhere anyone should be contemplating travel at present at all.
    Everyone dies who gets it? Interesting. 
  • Thrugelmir
    Thrugelmir Posts: 89,546 Forumite
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    Are you permitted to work in Belgium? Is your work essential? 
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