Shanghai is going to France as an exchange student. How to apply for a visa? What materials are required? How long does it take to apply? Urgent, I am leaving in January.

To apply for a European visa, you must purchase overseas insurance. If you are registered in Shanghai, please apply for social medical insurance at the place of residence.

Local college students in Shanghai and college students coming to Shanghai from other places must also purchase college student insurance. It seems to be given as a gift. Please ask the teacher.

You may wonder why you need to buy domestic commercial insurance when you study abroad, because most international students still have to return to their country every year.

The overseas student insurance only provides insurance for you while you are studying abroad. There is no protection during your return to your country, just in case.

If your family is going to visit you in France, remember to ask them to buy overseas travel insurance at home. European visas require more than 30,000 euros.

Which company is better? I personally recommend mei ya and an lian. The coverage range is from 0 to 100 years old, and the coverage items are practical, including accident medical compensation, consolation and visit expense compensation, emergency medical evacuation and repatriation, Coverage for loss of travel documents (robbed or stolen), flight delays and baggage delays, accidental death, burns and disability. As for the relevant insurance prices, you can find them online, so you don’t need to find an insurance agent.

I saw some of the above information from the "Foreign Students" column of Shanghai Educational Television. You can consult them, it will definitely be helpful.

The reporter knows which intermediary agencies should be found to handle the application more reliably. I wish you success in your studies and immigrate as soon as possible. I have a classmate who is also in France.