You were a minor when you got your student Visa? Here is what you need to do!
Student process before you arrive in France
While doing your Visa application, if you are a minor student you need to be careful because you will usually be asked for more documents than for a regular Visa for someone over 18.
For example, in India, they would ask for:
- An access order made by the Family Court.
- An attestation for parental consent signed with ID and a cover letter from your parents.
- A medical attestation mentioning your vaccines are all up to date.
- A transfer of parental authority to an overage person in France.
- Proof of vaccines up to date to give to your French schools.
For the list of additional documents for your Visa, you can check with your dedicated Campus France in your country.
Student process when you arrive in France
Checking in your residence.
You need to be with your parents to check in if you are under 18 on the day of your check-in.
Opening a bank account.
You need to be with your parents when you go for the first time to the bank. To open your account and to pick up your card.
Getting your Paperwork as OFII/Titre de séjour.
If you were still underage when you got your visa to France then you need to respect the process below explained by one of our students that we follow: Ruby.
This process is referring to a student that lives in Paris. If you live in any other department like Pantin 93 or Vitry 94, please note that you will need the same document but you won’t go to the same place.
You will have to go to your local prefecture.
“I went to the OFII office. They said that because when I received the visa I was still 17 my process was different. The lady from the OFII places told me to go to the Prefecture de Police the following day (which is at City University). She said to get there early and I said do I need an appointment she said no just go. She also send me this email with the required documents.
So the next day I went to the Prefecture de Police and I got there at 8.00 am. I was waiting in line until 9.30. Some man called out if you are submitting documents come forward and I went because I was just submitting documents.
Ruby story part 2: the document she submitted
The documents are: the original and a photocopy of my birth certificate, passport, visa page, a letter from my parents saying they will give me more than 615 euros a month (the letter is in French and signed), the enrollment letter from my school, my parent’s bank statement from the past 3 months, a bank statement saying my parents transferred money into my account (I didn’t have this as I had just opened my account, so they needed proof that I had opened an account), proof of rent (contract) and bills (gas and electricity) and three passport sized photos.
Then after this, I filled out forms and went to another area and they took my fingerprints. They then gave me a slip (attached below) and said that this now means I am legally in France as a student and that in two months I will receive a text that will say my card is ready and I have to go somewhere to collect it and pay 79 euros.” And here is all the paperwork you need to bring with you.
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