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Long-stay student visa and residence permit for non-EU nationals enrolled in French higher education. Nationals of designated countries apply through the Campus France 'Etudes en France' procedure. Graduates can move to a one-year job-search / business-creation permit.
Yes. A student residence permit lets you work without a separate work permit, but you are limited to a maximum of 964 hours per year (about 60% of full-time legal working hours).
You generally need to show monthly resources of around 615 euros, though this can be waived if you are admitted through certain state-convention scholarship programmes.
It's a long-stay student visa and residence permit for non-EU nationals enrolled in French higher education. Nationals of designated countries apply through the Campus France 'Etudes en France' procedure, and graduates can move to a one-year job-search permit.
Renewal depends on showing your studies are genuine and serious; weak results or a course change are not automatic refusals, and one repeated year per cycle is generally tolerated.
The initial student VLS-TS runs from 4 months up to 1 year; after your first year you can usually obtain a multi-year card covering the remaining length of your studies.
You must validate your VLS-TS student visa online within 3 months of arriving in France, otherwise it stops acting as your residence permit.
Yes. After graduating you can apply for a temporary permit to search for a job or start a business, giving you time in France to find qualifying employment.
Expect to provide business registration or project documents, proof of financing or investment, your diploma or experience evidence, and a signed commitment to French republican principles.
Take the assessment or ask Acey, our immigration assistant.
Study abroad — France