Individual health insurance is compulsory in Belgium. Therefore all students have to subscribe to the health insurance fund of their choice. If you are from an EEA country (EU + Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) you are insured through your own national health service. Before leaving your home country, you should ask for the E128 (temporary) form. This form covers you in case of illness abroad, and is valid for a maximum of one year. If you need to see a doctor in Belgium, you will have to subscribe to a health insurance fund with your E128 form. You will then be refunded for many of the medical costs you incur in Belgium. Moreover, in order not to be confronted with difficult situations, we highly recommend that you take out a mobility insurance policy such as "Tous risques".
However, if you are from a non-EEA country, you must have social coverage to stay in Belgium, either through insurance such as "Tous risques" taken out in your country of origin, or in Liège.
In addition, through their registration, university students get civil liability and physical insurance coverage for any accident related to their university activities, at home and abroad.
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