❑ Proof of accommodation
in France
1 copy of all documents
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It is required that all students have adequate
accommodation arranged for the first three
months* of their stay in France and that they
provide an address in France at which they can be
contacted.
*If at the time of your visa application youhave not yetsecuredaccommodation for the
first 3 months of your stay in France, please provide proof of accommodation for at least
the first week following yourarrival in France, alongwith a letterexplaining clearly your
concrete plans regarding long termaccommodation. If possible, please have this letter
signed by an official representing yourprogram of study.
If you, as the student, are responsible for securing your own
housing in France, please provide the proof of housing in one or
more of the following ways:
1. A renta l agreement or lease in your own name;
2. A printed reservation at a hotel or apartment for the first three months
of your s ta y in France;
3. Proof of a reservation in a student residence;
4. A written statement from a fri end, family member, or individual who will
house you in their home, including their address, the dates of your stay,
the host’s contact information, and the host’s s ignature; AND a copy of
your hos t’s ID AND proof of address (the only documents accepted in this
case as proof of address are copy of the lease or house deed).
If your home institution, host institution, or study abroad
program will arrange housing for you in France, please provide
the proof of housing in one or more of the following ways:
1. An official letter from either the host institution in France or home
university that explains in detail any arrangements made by these
institutions to arrange your housing for at least the first three months of
your s ta y in France. That letter must include the full address of the
residence, contact information fo r all institutions involved, and the
residence type (ex: s tudent housing, hotel, home stay, etc.);
2. Proof of a reservation in a student residence.