What are the types of study visas in France?

France, like other countries, has classified visas. If you want to study in France, you should know which one you should apply for. Let's go and see what visas they are and how to apply.

I. Type of visa

Student exam-oriented visa

As the name implies, this visa for studying in France is suitable for short-term students studying in France for the purpose of going to France to take competitive examinations or examinations. This is relatively rare and will not be discussed here for the time being.

Short-term student visa

Applicants for short-term student visas are international students who have studied in France for less than three months. Once the time and category of this visa are determined, it cannot be changed. Even if students studying in France need to continue to study other courses in France, they must first return to their country of origin to apply for a long-term student visa. Students who study in France with this visa do not need to apply for a French residence permit after arriving in France, and the visa itself has the effect of residence.

Long-term student visa

Applicants for long-term student visas are students who have studied in France for more than 3 months and are not members of the European Union. Long-term visas will be marked with the words "college students", and the validity period is between six months and one year, and the longest is no more than one year. Therefore, students studying in France should apply for a residence permit in France as soon as possible after they arrive in France for the first time, and they must present a long-term student visa when applying for a residence permit. After studying in France for one year, students only need to prepare relevant materials and extend their residence permit.

Two. List of visa materials

The following is a list of visa application materials, with slightly different requirements in different consular districts, taking Beijing consular district as an example.

1. Two identical recent color photos with white background (taken in the last 6 months), measuring 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm, bareheaded on the front.

2. Original long-term visa application form.

3.OFII application form, copy.

4. Original birth certificate (including translation) and a copy.

5. Original letter of guarantee signed by parents or guarantors agreeing to bear all expenses of the applicant during his study in France (* The letter of guarantee should indicate that the required expenses will be transferred to his account in France after the applicant arrives in France), copy and translation.

6. Original bank statement or passbook of parents or guarantors: * Original and photocopy of bank statement or passbook of parents or guarantors with deposits of not less than 7380 euros or about 60,000 RMB (excluding tuition fees). 7. The original and photocopy of the bank records (except credit cards) of the father or guarantor in the past six months. 8. Original and photocopy of mother's bank records (except credit cards) in the past six months. 9. Copy of French school registration certificate.

10. Copy of French accommodation certificate.

1 1. Copy of the certificate of extension of admission date of French schools.

12. Original interview certificate of French Education Service Center. Original and photocopy of passport. * For private passports or other valid travel documents, the validity period must exceed the validity period of the visa applied for by 15 months, and the visa must have at least two blank pages.

14. Original and photocopy of old passport. * The first five pages of the passport (the remarks page contains the contents), and all visa pages have visas or seals.

15. power of attorney for visa application/passport collection, original.

16. ID card or passport of the agent, original and photocopy.

Three. Conditions for visa application

Have excellent university professional achievements.

Students with high professional scores are more popular with schools and French higher education institutions. For example, applying for the top ten universities requires a GPA of at least 3.0/4.0.

In addition, if the score of a single subject is too low, it may also be questioned by the face-to-face signing officer during the face-to-face signing process.

Good language skills.

How to judge your language ability?

First of all, French test scores can reach above B 1 level, preferably close to B2 level; Secondly, hearing is barrier-free, pronunciation and intonation are clear, and you can simply describe your thoughts and opinions; Third, if you can communicate in English, you can make up for the lack of French. If the French level of French majors does not reach B2, it is easy to be refused a visa.

Reasonable study abroad planning

There are three taboos in studying in France: first, cross-majors; The second is to interrupt domestic study; The third is demotion or leapfrog.

French public universities attach great importance to professional integration and credit exchange when enrolling students. Therefore, students should not easily cross majors when choosing majors. Even if the professional names are consistent, it depends on whether the course content is consistent, otherwise it is easy to be considered that the study abroad plan is not clear.

Miss Jie suggested that it is more reasonable for students to prepare for studying abroad when they just enter freshman or graduate from senior year.

Finally, the problem of demotion or leapfrog caused by different education systems. We suggest that undergraduate graduates should not be easily demoted to the undergraduate stage or jump to the second year of master's degree, and students who graduated from junior college should not jump to the master's stage easily.

Clear career goals

Many students do not have a clear career goal when planning to study abroad, so they are at a loss or very vague when talking about career planning during the interview.

This situation is bound to make you lose points in the interview evaluation. We suggest that students set a career goal in advance according to the study abroad plan, and can talk about how to achieve it in detail.

Facial sign

Face-to-face visa of French higher education institutions is a big threshold for studying in France.

In addition to the above five points, family economic status, education level and immigration tendency are also important factors affecting the signing rate.

Students who want to study in France must pay attention to the five points summarized by the junior teacher and sister above, so that they can apply for a French visa with ease and reduce some unnecessary troubles in the process of studying abroad. But professional achievement and language ability are indispensable. On this basis, they must also make plans and have clear goals. I don't think it is difficult to apply for a study visa in France.