All foreign students staying in Ghent have to report to the Foreigners Registration Office of the City of Ghent within eight working days after arrival.

Foreign students who need a domiciliation can also register online. Please follow the steps below.


FIRST STEP
Register on-line as a foreign student in the Foreigners' Registration Office of the City of Ghent.
You have to fill in the "Arrival Form" and mail it to internationalstudent@gent.be
You will receive a mail confirming your registration.
You can download the Arrival Form (fill in this document) - see 'Related info' at the right.
ATTENTION
It is necessary that you fill in the Dutch 'Arrival Form'.
The other document, a translation in Dutch and English, only explains what you need to fill in.
Fields in red, bold and with an asterisk * are mandatory.
Please, fill in this document very carefully. Use the information of your official passport or identity card to fill in your surname, name, birth (date, country, city).


SECOND STEP
When all compulsory information (fields in bold, red and with an asterisk *) has been completed and sent off, a police officer will come to check that you do in fact live at your student residence. 
As soon as the Foreigners' Registration Office gets the confirmation from the police,
you will be posted an appointment to complete your registration and to apply for your electronic E-card. 

When you go to the Foreigners 'Registration Office, please bring all the necessary documents. If a single document is missing, the office will not to be able to deliver the permit. Respect also the date and the hour of your appointment!

You can read the procedures in detail: look at the documents by 'Related info'.

• Studenten uit de buurlanden (Nederland, Frankrijk, Duitsland of Luxemburg)
• Students in the neighbouring countries (the Netherlands, France, Germany or Luxemburg)
• Students from another EU-country (non-neighbouring countries)
• Students from non-EU-countries

THIRD STEP 

Departure (for all students)

Just as you register when you arrive, it is very imortant to de-register when you leave! One or two days before leaving Belgium, you must go to the City Hall and inform them of your departure. This closes your record at the Registration Office for Foreigners, and your landlord stops paying the taxes of your registration.

You can find the departure form at the right 'Related info'.
Please fill in the form and send it to the City Council by post or by e-mail (fill in, sign and scan the document).

You can alo go to the City Hall and inform them of your departure.
Go to the desk at the right in the entrance hall and ask for the form. It isn't necessary that you take a number.

Important addresses: City Council, Foreigners Registration Office
For students at the city centre, north of St-Pieters station:
Foreigners Registration Office 'Het Zuid' (Administratief Centrum ‘Het Zuid’, Afdeling  Vreemdelingen)
Woodrow Wilsonplein 1, B-9000 Ghent
Counter 3 and 4
tel + 32 (0) 9 266 71 50 - fax + 32 (0) 9 266 71 69
Open: every working day between 8h00-13h00, Wednesday between 14h00-18h00, Saturday from 9h00-11h30.

For students south of St-Pieters station: 
Dienstencentrum Nieuw-Gent, Rerum Novarumplein 186A
 + 32 (0) 9 268 21 70 - fax  + 32 (0) 9 222 06 25 - dcng@gent.be
Open: every working day between 8h00-13h00 and 14h00-16h00 except on Thursday afternoon, Wednesday between 14h00-18h00.

For students outside the Ghent territory:
Go to the city hall of the city where you reside.
You can find a list of the addresses at 'Related info'.