Students in France

You can enter and leave France as many times as you want without issue. Traveling is not a problem on your visa, with two potential exceptions:

1) If your visa expires before you have your OFII appointment to validate it.
2) If you change your status, you are not supposed to travel on a récipissé for a ‘première demande’

Hello! Lecteur d’anglais positions are not filled by the TAPIF program. Individual universities will sometimes post job openings on their websites, but not always. There are fewer lecteur positions so I would encourage you to also consider TAPIF as an option while you look for lecteur positions. Since you’ve already got a master’s, you can also…[Read more]

Master’s programs cost 256€/year. Doctoral programs are 391€/year. “Diplômes d’ingénieur” cost 610€/year.

French social security is definitely an option to students on a long-term student visa. You’ll need to make sure you apply for the visa that includes benefits in that case.
Unfortunately, however, the process of getting enrolled in Sécu can be pretty long. It may take several months before you ever see a reimbursement, and sometimes al…[Read more]

The process varies a little, but for the most part it’s the same old song and dance. Here’s a thorough guide just in case!1) You’ll need to have a French proficiency exam completed for any French-language programs. You either need to pass the TCF or TCF-DAP, or earn a DELF or DALF diploma. http:…[Read more]