Before you arrive in Belgium, make sure you are thoroughly informed about the formalities and requirements of the Belgian health insurance system.
If you are covered by a health insurance provider in another European country before moving to Belgium, you can apply for a European Health Insurance Card and use this for the first few days or weeks of your stay in Belgium if needed.
We also advise you to apply for an E104 document in your home country (if you are employed and living in another European country). This document summarises all your periods of insurance in the other European country. If you start working in Belgium and you don’t yet meet all the eligibility conditions for certain benefits (i.e. maternity benefits, replacement income, etc.) this document will allow you to fall back on any previously insured periods in another European country.
Once you have arrived in Belgium, you are obligated to register with a Belgian health insurance provider.
More specific information can be found in the section ‘on arrival’.