Jonathan Faull, the former leader of the Commission’s Brexit task force, requested a ‘high level action’ by the Commission to facilitate the acquisition of dual nationality for British European Union (EU) officials in Belgium and other countries. 

British officials seeking Belgian citizenship need to have five years of legal residence, commonly evidenced by paying employment tax and health insurance, or having a national ID. However, employees of the EU do not pay taxes to the Belgian government directly and hence have no tax residency. They also have special EU IDs, hence a further hurdle in proving residency.

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