A General Handbook on Studying in France and Student Visa

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France is the fourth most famous study destinations in the world! According to a report, the count of international students enrolled in French higher educational institutions was 325,000 in the year 2018. Huge, isn’t it? What makes students travel all along from their country land to France for studies? Let’s find out.

Availability of Desired Courses

Students coming from all over the world have innumerable courses to opt for in the field of Science, Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Engineering and Management. The preferred courses can be enlisted as follows

• International Luxury and Brand Management
• Fashion Management
• Tourism and Hospitality Management
• International Business
• Information Technology and
• Culinary Arts

High-ranked Educational Institutions

The higher education institutions are segregated into public and private institutions known as Grandes Ecoles, the universities and the schools of art and architecture. There are many parameters on which the quality of an institute is decided. France is home to many elite business schools and universities some of which are-

• Universite PSL
• Ecole Polytechnique
• Sorbonne University
• Institut supérieur d`électronique de Paris (ISEP), Paris
• SKEMA Business School, Paris
• NEOMA Business School, Rouen
• Rennes School of Business, Rennes
• Esigelec Graduate School of Engineering, Rouen

 Let us also understand the basic details about the France Student Visa.

To apply for a visa, you must be 18 years or above. The university at France must accept your application as an international student only then you can start the visa procedure.  Depending upon the tenure of your course, you might apply for a short-stay visa valid for 3 months and a long-stay visa for a course spanning more than 6 months.

With a short-stay visa, students may pursue internships, training programmes, conferences and corporate meetings. If you’re travelling to France on a long-stay visa, you will be able to pursue a degree course. Since this visa is valid for a year, students are required to apply for the residence permit. The documents to be submitted for the are-

• A passport that is valid for at least 3 months longer than the date of your departure back to country land.
• ID and the passport-size photographs
• Letter of confirmation from the education institution
• Proof of health insurance
• Evidence of the scholarship sanctioned if any and
• Proof that there is enough finance to support the higher education
• No objection certificate from campus

The amount payable for the application of visa is 50 Euros for some countries. The amount varies according to the nationality of the student. Remember, the long-stay visa application along with the documents must be submitted before a month of your leaving to France. Also, a student is not allowed to apply for more than 3 months in advance to the departure.

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