CampusFrance - Step 1 to get a French Student Visa

Three easy steps:

1. Fill out the on-line CampusFrance application. 

http://usa.campusfrance.org/en/1.html

2. Send a COPY (be sure to keep your original letter!) of your letter of enrollment (from the University of Strasbourg) and the application fee to CampusFrance in Washington D.C. 
(the letters from the University of Strasbourg will be sent in mid June for Fall students, mid Oct. for Spring students)

3. It will take three weeks for your file to be completed by CampusFrance ; then you will receive a confirmation e-mail through your CampusFrance personal online account which you will need to include with your visa application. You will need to make an appointment with your French Consulate to apply personally for your visa.

***As a study abroad student, you are NOT required to schedule an interview with CampusFrance.

Detailed instructions to get started:

1. Fill out the CampusFrance application on-line

Please download and print out this step-by-step guide  and keep it next to you as you fill out your CampusFrance application.

Once you register, you will have a login and a password which will allow you to save changes made to your application and view your file.

Please save your login and password! If you lose them, contact washington@campusfrance.org.

2. Send your acceptance letter and the registration fee to CampusFrance

 The acceptance letter is a signed official document that states that you have been accepted to a French university.
(CEPA will request this letter on your behalf from the University of Strasbourg in early June)

The CampusFrance registration fee can be paid by money order. The electronic payment option in the application is not set up. They will not be able to process your money order until they receive it at the CampusFrance office by mail.

Warning: CampusFrance does not accept checks. They ONLY accept money orders.

For more information it is recommended that you visit the Consulate’s website for your region of the United States. For a list of the French Consulates in the United States and their websites please visit : http://www.ambafrance- us.org/intheus/consulates.asp

Please send the copy of your acceptance letter and the CampusFrance fee together.

Our address : CampusFrance- Embassy of France 4101 Reservoir Rd. NW Washington D.C. 20007

* It is recommended that you write your CampusFrance ID number on the money order that you send to their office.

3. Campus France will process your application within 2-3 weeks and will send you a confirmation e-mail through your CampusFrance personal page that you can include with your visa application.

This delay corresponds to the time necessary to process your application from the date your envelope is postmarked to their office. Please do NOT contact the CampusFrance office before the two weeks have passed.

Once your application is complete, you may apply for your visa. If you want to schedule your appointment with the visa services at the consulate before your CampusFrance application is complete, please make sure to allow for the two weeks it takes for CampusFrance to process your application.

The delivery of a visa is solely the responsibility of the French Consulate.

Click here to find out about making an appointment at the consulate and what you will need to bring with you.

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Website disclaimer: This information was up to date at the time it was taken from the following website, so please check here for current details and accuracy:

http://usa.campusfrance.org/en/campusfrance-usa/b-study-abroad-students-b-124.html