France Student Visa (Visa Étudiant) Checklist

Provide the language evidence your institution/admission procedure requires; check the specific level, accepted proof and exemptions.

When required for your programme/admission procedure, considering applicable exemptions.

Tests of and Degrees in French as a foreign language; Exemptions from requirements

Institutions may set their own language admission criteria; check course prerequisites and applicable exemptions, including certain English-taught programmes.

For long-stay student visa applications submitted from 1 August 2026, prove available resources of at least €877.50 per month. Follow the case-specific France-Visas document list for financial evidence. This campaign threshold is scoped to those visa applications; do not apply it automatically to earlier submissions or every residence renewal.

Long-stay student visa applications submitted on or after 2026-08-01; no automatic extension to earlier submissions or all residence renewals.

Home — Student campaign: long-stay study visas; applications submitted from 1 August 2026

Pre-enrollment or acceptance letter from a French higher education institution, processed via Campus France for many countries.

You must have a pre-enrollment or acceptance letter from a French higher education institution.

Proof of health insurance coverage in France (may be obtained after arrival via the French social security system).

You must have health insurance coverage in France.

A valid passport for the duration of the stay.

You must have a valid passport.