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Belgium - Obtain a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)


Procedure

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  1. Your European health insurance card can be obtained from the European Consumer Center Belgium. Office location and contact information related to European Consumer Center : Contact Information European Consumer Center
  2. However, make sure that you order your EHIC card sufficiently far in advance so that you have received your card before you leave on your trip.
  3. If you lose it, your health fund will issue you with a temporary replacement card and, in more urgent cases, can send it to you by fax or e-mail in the country where you are staying.



More information can be obtained from the following website : More information





Required Documents

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List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.






Office Locations & Contacts

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Office location and contact information related to European Consumer Center : Contact Information European Consumer Center





Eligibility

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Fees

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Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.




Validity

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An EHIC card can be valid for a maximum of two years.




Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	





Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since January 1908.




Required Information

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.





Need for the Document

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This procedure provide you information about how to obtain a European Health Insurance Card in Belgium. The SIS card, which is essential for any medical transaction in Belgium, is not good to you at all when you are abroad. If you are travelling in one of the countries of the European Union (or in Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein) and require medical attention, your health-related expenses can be taken are of if you present your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).




Information which might help

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.





External Links

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Others

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