When applying for a visa or a residence permit, students are asked to proof their solvency (meaning, their credit worthiness).

This solvency can be proved in different ways:

• A document certifying that the student has been granted a scholarship, sufficient to cover his expenses for studying, sojourn, medical care and repatriation
• A letter of a guarantee from a Belgian or foreign guarantor

For its students facing difficulties obtaining one of the documents mentioned above, Ghent University can also provide a letter to proof solvency. In that case the financial means have to be transferred to the account of Ghent University, where they will be blocked on a personal account. The financial means will then be paid to the student on a monthly base.

Conditions and required documents

A. The student is still in his/her home country

• Official Letter of Admission (issued by the Office of Student Administration and Study Programmes and signed by the rector of Ghent University) – a copy is sufficient
• Contact Ms Helke Baeyens (in case of students from developing countries) or Ms Charlotte Moulin (other students) before you make the bank transfer, since an individual reference number will be given
• E-mail the proof of bank transfer to Ms Helke Baeyens or Ms Charlotte Moulin
• The student will stay a minimum of 3 months in Belgium and intends to apply for a D-visa

B. The student is already in Belgium

• Official Letter of Admission (issued by the Office of Student Administration and Study Programmes and signed by the rector of Ghent University) – a copy is sufficient
• Proof of health insurance
• The student has entered Belgium with a correct student visa
• The student will (re-)apply for a residence permit for a minimum of 3 months
• Contact Ms Helke Baeyens (in case of students from developing countries) or Ms Charlotte Moulin (other students) before you make the bank transfer, since an individual reference number will be given
• E-mail the proof of bank transfer to Ms Helke Baeyens or Ms Charlotte Moulin

Contact

For students within the framework of an International Course Programme (ICP) or for students from developing countries

Helke Baeyens
Development Cooperation Unit
Research Coordination Office
Helke.Baeyens@UGent.be
List of Developing Countries 2012-2013

For students within the framework of an Erasmus Mundus programme or for nationals from non-developing countries

Charlotte Moulin
International Relations Office
Department for Educational Affairs
Charlotte.Moulin@UGent.be