Study Abroad? Destination Ghent! - Universiteit Gent

HeALTH &
INSUrANCe
1. Health care: practical information
If you don’t have valid health insurance before arriving in
Belgium, you should contact a Belgian health insurer as
soon as possible.
You will find a list of authorised health insurers in Ghent below.
The fee you will have to pay depends on your registration status.
• In order to be registered as a student 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.
Fee: legal contribution in 2010 is 52.89 EUR/quarter +
a health insurance membership contribution between
6.12 EUR/month.
Documents required for registration:
- request for registration (health insurance form);
- passport;
- registration certificate issued by your host institution;
- a bank account number.
• 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 register you as a resident.
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