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Registration as international student

If you come to Belgium to study, you need a residence permit for students. Register immediately and discover the possibilities.

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Register as a EU/EEA student

= you have the nationality of a European Union Member State, Iceland,  Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.

Less than 6 months in Ghent?

ANNEX 3ter

After reporting, you will receive an annex 3ter. With this annex you will not be entered in the National Register and you will not be domiciled in Belgium.  Your principal place of residence will remain abroad.

Everything you need to know about registration and the conditions.

More than 6 months in Ghent?

EU-CARD

You will be entered in the National Register, you will be domiciled in Belgium and you will receive an electronic registration document (the EU-card).

Everything you need to know about the registration and the conditions.

Register as a non-EU/EEA student

=  you have a nationality other than that of a European Union Member State, Iceland,  Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland (third-country nationals).

Less than 3 months in Ghent? (Short residence)

ANNEX 3

If you have a valid type C visa, if you are exempt from the type C visa requirement or if you have a valid residence card of a Schengen member state, you need to apply for a declaration of arrival (annex 3).  You will not be domiciled in Belgium.

Everything you need to know about the registration and the conditions.

More than 3 months in Ghent? (Long residence)

A-CARD

You need to apply for a type D visa with the competent Belgian diplomatic mission prior to your arrival in Belgium. Upon your arrival in Belgium, you need to apply for registration (‘domicile’) with the municipal authorities.  You are entered in the National Register and you will receive an A-card.

Everything you need to know about the registration and the conditions.

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Change of status

Do you have a C visa, an exemption or a long-term residence permit as a third-country national? Apply for residence as a student via a change of status.

Information and conditions

  • Registration as a mobility student

    Are you a third-country national and will you be coming to Ghent as an exchange student for one semester (e.g. within the context of the Erasmus+ programme)? In that case you need to register as a mobility student.  This way you can arrange for your stay in various European Member States during the period of your studies.

    Information and conditions

  • Report as a cross-border student

    Do you live in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg or the United Kingdom, and do you want to keep your domicile in your home country while you are studying in Ghent?  In that case, register as a cross-border student and receive an “annex 33” instead of a EU-card.

    Information and conditions.