Steps 1 ~ Online registration: visasfrance.org
You only need to provide your frequently used email address to register online.
Step 2 ~ Prepare visa application materials
After the registration is successful, select the visa type to be applied according to the system prompt and fill in a few simple personal information. When you submit the application form online, VisasFrance will provide you with a list of application materials for your reference.
Step 3 ~ Make an appointment online to submit visa application materials and print the appointment notice.
You can choose a suitable time to submit your visa application materials online. Please print your reservation notice.
If you fail to apply by appointment, your personal registration information will be automatically deleted on the day of appointment. If you still want to apply, you need to re-register for an appointment.
Step 4 ~ Submit the materials to VisasFrance.
Please come to VisasFrance on time with your appointment notice, visa application materials and passport. Please come to our center on time to avoid unnecessary waiting.
Step 5 ~ Pay the visa fee and visa service fee.
You can pay the visa fee and visa service fee at the visa center.
Step 6 ~ Submit materials
After paying the fee, our staff will carefully examine your visa materials in strict accordance with the requirements of the French Consulate General in China and may ask you some related questions. After the materials are submitted, VisasFrance will hand them over to the French Consulate General. You can log on to our website at any time and check the visa application process through your personal page.
The materials for studying abroad visa are:
List of application materials
Evaluation interview certificate of French education service center;
A complete long-term visa application form and signature;
Two recent photos (35mm×45mm) of bareheaded passports with white background should be clear, without folding and stains;
Submit the following two sets of materials in this order: original and copy.
1. passport (valid for 10 years, at least during the visa application period)? Copy of the first five pages of passport, stamp and visa page
2. Pre-registration certificate, if the school has already started, the certificate of postponing the class (for the case of applying for a visa after the school starts)? A copy of this document
3. Translated and notarized birth certificate-
4. Housing certificate:
-If renting a house, provide a lease contract.
-In the case of free housing, the provider should issue a letter of certification and a copy of the person's ID card or residence permit.
-You need a CROUS certificate to live in the university town.
-Other information: explanatory letter? A copy of this document
5. Economic proof:
-Those who enjoy the French government scholarship: consult the Cultural Cooperation Office or the Consular Office of the French Embassy in China.
-Scholarship recipients from foreign governments: proof indicating the time of study and the amount of scholarship.
-Other information: 4,300 euros as a bank certificate of one-year living expenses (excluding tuition fees).
-If it is borne by parents, a letter of guarantee signed by parents to pay all the expenses of children in France and proof of parents' income (deposit certificate or salary bill for more than six months).
-Tuition receipt
? A copy of this document
Step 7 ~ When can I get your passport back?
When your passport returns to France, we will inform you to collect it by SMS. You can also visit the website at any time to check the visa application process.
Step 8 ~ get your passport
Please bring the original and photocopy of your ID card and the proof sheet of the application form when you get your passport. If it is collected by others, it is necessary to provide a copy of the applicant's ID card and the applicant's power of attorney, as well as the original and copy of the ID card of the consignee and the proof sheet of the application form.
If you need an invoice, please bring the receipt we gave you.
You can get a visa about 1 week after submission.