Patients who do not have Belgian health insurance should take the following documents with them for their admission or treatment. For more information, please contact Cel SoFIA.
- Dutch patients
- Patients from other EU countries
- EU employees and their dependents
- Students
- Belgians with private insurance
- People without legal residence or with specific insurance status
Dutch patients
UZ Gent has an agreement with the Dutch health insurers CZ, DSW/Stad Holland, VGZ, ONVZ, Zilveren Kruis, Caresq, De Amersfoortse (a.s.r.) and Zorg en Zekerheid. If you have a policy with one of these insurers, please bring the following documents:
- your proof of identity
- the insurance card issued by the health insurance company
- a letter of referral
If you have a policy with a different insurer, please bring the following documents:
- your proof of identity
- the insurance card issued by the health insurance company
- a guarantor declaration (garantieverklaring) from your health insurance company or S2 form, if available
Patients from other EU countries
- your proof of identity
- the insurance card issued by the health insurance company
- a guarantor declaration (garantieverklaring) from your health insurance company or S2 form, if available
EU employees and their dependants
- your proof of identity
- a guarantor declaration (garantieverklaring) issued by the EU for your hospitalisation, if available
Students
- your proof of identity
- a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) if you are insured in an EU Member State, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein or Australia
- an alternate guarantor declaration (garantieverklaring) if you are not insured in one of the above countries
Belgians with private insurance
- your proof of identity
- a guarantor declaration (garantieverklaring) from your health insurance company, if available
People without legal residence or with a specific insurance status
- your proof of identity
- a guarantor declaration (garantieverklaring) or financial commitment issued by the CPAS, Red Cross, Fedasil or other competent authority, if available