Welcome to Parentia Wallonia: Start your new life in Belgium
This page gives you an overview of all the important information and useful links to assist families that move to Belgium from another country. Everything you need, clearly put together in one place.
Integration and registration in the municipality
- Registration: contact the municipal services of your place of residence for more information.
- Integration: go to Les centres régionaux d'intégration for more information
Social help
CPAS, for financial support and other types of assistance:
For social support, such as assistance with housing, psychosocial guidance, intervention for urgent medical aid, or financial support, contact the Public Social Welfare Center (CPAS) through the municipal services of your place of residence.
Financial
CHILD BENEFIT, financial support in case you are a parent
Got children? Apply for child benefits, afterwards you will receive your benefits automatically every month
Pregnant? Apply for your maternity allowance (a one time premium at the birth of your child), afterwards you will automatically receive your monthly child benefit.
Health
HEALTH INSURANCE, for reimbursement of medical expenses.
Join one of the following health insurance funds:
- Partenamut
- Solidaris
- MC
- La Mutualité Neutre
- Mutualité Liberale
- Caisse Auxiliaire d'Assurance Maladie-Invalidité (CAAMI)
- Find a General Practitioner in Flanders:
- To find a general practitioner: surf to Ordomedic
- Emergency numbers:
- During the night and in the weekends (General practitioners on call): call 1733
- Urgent care (emergency services): call 112 (or app 112)
- Anti poison center: call 070 245 245
- Telephone support service: call 103
Employment
Day care and school
- Day care for children of 0-3 years old?
- Education for children of 3 to 18 years of age: preschool , primary and secondary education:
- Enroll your children in school:
- Enseignement.be
- Do your children attend a French speaking secondary school? Maybe you're entitled to a scolarship
- Enroll your children in school:
- Higher education (18-25 years old):
Apply for a scolarship via Allocations d'études / Aides aux étudiants