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- 9134 type Article infopages.
- 9134 subject "https://stad.gent/en/international-students" infopages.
- 9134 description "If you don’t have valid health insurance before arriving in Belgium, you should contact a Belgian health insurer as soon as possible." infopages.
- 9134 identifier "9134" infopages.
- 9134 inLanguage "en" infopages.
- 9134 keywords "students" infopages.
- 9134 keywords "health" infopages.
- 9134 name "Student from outside the European Economic Area or Switzerland" infopages.
- 9134 url student-outside-european-economic-area-or-switzerland infopages.
- 9134 dateModified "2025-06-18T11:29:56+00:00" infopages.
- 9134 datePublished "2014-06-27T14:41:25+00:00" infopages.
- 9134 articleBody " <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--full"> <h2>Belgian health insurer</h2><p>If you don’t have valid health insurance before arriving in Belgium, you should contact a Belgian <a href="https://www.vlaanderen.be/en/health-insurance">health insurer</a> as soon as possible.</p><p>The fee you will have to pay depends on your registration status.</p><h3>Register as a student</h3><p>In order to be <strong>registered as a student </strong>you will have to submit your “registration certificate” issued by your host institution. You will not need a registered address in Belgium. Once the fee is paid, your expenses will be (partially) covered.<br>Fee: legal contribution in 2016 is 59.15 euro/quarter + a health insurance membership contribution between 6.4 euro and 7.2 euro a month.</p><p><strong>Documents required for registration:</strong></p><ul><li>Request for registration (health insurance form)</li><li>Passport</li><li>Registration certificate issued by your host institution</li><li>A bank account number</li></ul><h3>Register as a foreigner</h3><p>We advise people who don’t have an official income in Belgium and who are allowed to stay in Belgium for more than three months to register as a foreigner at the Foreigners Registration Office. That way, you can request the health insurer to <strong>register you as a resident</strong>. Be aware that the registration period may take some time. It is therefore advisable to register as a student first. Later, you can request the health insurer to change your status from ”student” into ”resident”.</p><p><strong>Documents required for registration:</strong></p><ul><li>Request for registration (health insurance form)</li><li>Passport</li><li>A residence permit for more than three months or registration at the city hall</li><li>A document stating your annual (family) income</li><li>A bank account number</li><li>A document stating your family composition from the city hall if you have other family members you want to have insured</li></ul><h2>Supplementary insurance</h2><p>We would also like to advise you to take out a <strong>supplementary repatriation insurance</strong> before your departure if this is not included in your health insurance. An additional <strong>private liability insurance</strong> is also strongly recommended. You might need it after (accidentally) hurting other persons or damaging other people’s property.</p><p><span>More information on the </span><a href="https://www.expatica.com/be/healthcare/healthcare-basics/the-belgian-healthcare-system-100097/">Belgian health care system</a></p> </div> " infopages.
- 9134 page 9134 infopages.
- 9134 articleSection "International students" infopages.