France student visa

1. Schengen visa for study or educational training

   Visa needed

   Applicants who need a short-stay visa and are visiting for study or educational training can apply with a fee exemption.

   Stay

   Up to 90 days in any 180-day period for a short stay.

   Fee

   No visa application fee. An external service provider may charge a separate service fee.

   Processing

   Within 15 calendar days for an admissible application with no issues.

   1. Apply to the embassy or consulate for your main destination, no more than six months before entry.
   2. Submit the relevant supporting documents for your educational visit.
   3. Attend in person for your first application and provide any required fingerprints and digital photograph.

2. Visa-free school group from the European single market

   No visa needed

   Pupils who are not European single market nationals but legally live there can join a qualifying teacher-led school trip.

   Stay

   Short stay or transit.

   1. Travel in a group from a general education school, accompanied by a teacher from that school.
   2. Have the teacher carry a List of Travellers form identifying the pupils and the purpose and arrangements of the trip.

3. Visa-free school excursion from the United Kingdom

   No visa needed

   Pupils living in the United Kingdom who would otherwise need a visa can enter France on a school excursion as a group accompanied by a teacher from their school.

4. Long-stay study permission

   Other permit

   Students from outside the European single market generally need a long-stay visa or residence permit for stays exceeding 90 days.

   Stay

   Generally a long-stay visa for less than a year, or a residence permit for longer periods.

• Relevant supporting documents for study or educational training.

• Detailed French long-stay study application requirements are not specified.
• Scientific research applicants also qualify for a Schengen visa application fee exemption.

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