You need to go to your visa appointment around 15 days/one month before the beginning of your school (depends on countries) so you need to book it 2 months before departure because the slots can be fully booked.
If it’s the case, you must call the visa center daily to request an appointment before your study in France starts. If you cannot get an appointment, you will need to ask your school for a late arrival letter.
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If it is a bank statement for your visa, a local account is acceptable. If it is a bank statement for your residence permit, it must be in euros.
Proof of Airbnb and hotel accommodation can be accepted for a long-stay student visa in France according to your visa center, but it is still risky. We strongly advise you to book an apartment for a long period. If you don’t like it, you can cancel your rent with a one month notice, according to French law.
Private insurance will not cover you for life, so you must have the European card or apply for the public social security if you stay more than 6 months or if you are not European. If you plan to apply for internships or jobs, they may ask for a social security number.
Transform your private insurance into a complementary as soon as you have your social security number (if you subscribed in France).
A private insurance can be useful for the beginning of your class, or if you stay for a short period in France (less than 2 semesters).
You must have a French insurance for your accommodation in France. It’s mandatory if you have a contract in your name.
You can no longer do this on the ANEF website. You must contact your prefecture. Sometimes it is difficult to reach us and it is easier to return to your country to apply for a new French visa, but you must pause your studies and obtain a school registration letter for the next school year (you cannot apply for a visa if your course has already started) or continue online (and obtain an explanatory letter from the school about this).
Yes, only European passeport holder do not need a visa.
Instead of a lease, you will provide proof of free accommodation: a certificate of accommodation + a copy of your host’s identity document (this is the person mentioned on the lease of the apartment where you are staying) + proof of address (such as an electricity bill) in the name of your host, dated less than 3 months.
Unless the residence has a special offer regarding cancellation, French law is as follows: you will have to pay the rent from the start of your lease until one month after the day of your cancellation.
For example: if your lease starts on August 1 but you cancel your contract on August 10, you will have to pay from August 1 (the start of your lease) until September 10 (one month after your cancellation). The law in France requires tenants to terminate their contract with a minimum of one month’s notice.
Agency fees are non-refundable, but the deposit is.
Be careful, even if you haven’t paid the rent or the bill yet but have signed the contract, you still have to pay what you owe. There will be legal action if you do not pay, even if you have never entered the apartment or have not received your VISA. It is your duty to send the cancellation letter and pay your rent for a period of time as explained above.
GarantMe acts as your guarantor during your stay in France. To check if you are eligible and can subscribe to their service, you must complete their file online, they will analyze it in 24 hours, certify the documents and issue a deposit that will protect the owner’s income, up to €36,000, for the duration of the lease and its renewals.
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It is mandatory to send a “registered” to the post office or online (about 5€) and to keep the proof of sending. Send your landlord your cancelation letter at least one month before your departure date. If they accept, you can hand deliver or email as well, but ask for a confirmation.
The Visale Guarantee is a 100% free solution that will open doors for you.
VISALE is a deposit granted by Action Logement to the tenant who pays the rent and rental charges for the main residence in the event of default.
To benefit from it, you must have a visa or be a European student. You must submit your application on the Visale website. Then when Visale gives you what they call a “Visa” (which is a guarantee deposit for the landlord) and if the tenant accepts the request, you are guaranteed not to have to pay any additional deposit.
This is reassuring for the owner with Visale, because he is guaranteed to receive his rental income for the entire duration of the lease.
You can access your situation at any time, your personal data and documents are available in your personal account.
You must be between the ages of 18 and 30, regardless of your financial situation.
The rent must not exceed €1300 in France (outside Paris) and €1500 for Paris.
This must not be covered by other guarantees (personal guarantee or insurance), must not be concluded between members of the same family and in the event of joint tenancy, this must be individualized for each joint tenant.
The lease contract must be signed after obtaining the Visale guarantee contract (and before the end of the validity of the tenant’s visa).
Bank: Provide them your new address.
Electricity: Contact the electricity company before leaving your current accommodation. You can contact them by phone or online through your customer account. You will need your customer ID, your new address for the final invoice (it can be international), the date of your departure and the meter number (you will find it on the meter in your accommodation).
Health insurance: If you have your definitive number, you will have to modify your address on your Ameli.fr account.
If you do not have your final number, you must call them: 09 74 75 36 46 (0.6€/min) Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
CAF: if you have access to your full account, you can modify your address on it and re do a request. Otherwise, you need to call them.
Validation of visa/residence permit/transport card: nothing to do.
Before moving in, ask your owner if electricity is on or cut.
2 options:
– You keep your apartment, so you keep your account. You will not be charged as you will not be using electricity. However, there is monthly fees (around €9)for the subscription. If you pay an estimated price from the beginning, you will continue to pay the same price and only once you have the final bill, you will be refunded if you have consumed less or you will receive an additional bill if you have consumed more.
– You don’t keep your apartment, so you must close your account by calling them before you leave and giving them your meter numbers. Once you return, you will need to open a new account if necessary. The opening fee is €24 (depends on the company).
You should call this number as soon as possible:
CIC: 03 88 39 85 78
LCL:
From France: 0 969 320 310
From abroad: +33 (0)4 42 60 53 02
Societe Generale: (+33) 09 69 39 77 77
BNP:
From France: 3477
From abroad: (00 33) 01 40 14 44 00*
Credit Agricole: 09 69 39 92 91
HSBC:
From France: 0810246810
From abroad: +33810246810
You must provide your RIO number to your new carrier. You can get it by calling this number: 3179
An automatic message in French will give you your duration of commitment and your RIO number. At the same time, you will receive a text message with the same information.
You cannot keep your number if you have a prepaid card.
