A Gist of French Visa Process for Study Abroad Aspirants

For admitting to an educational institution in France, an international student must fulfil certain pre-requisites. On the first hand, a student should decide which course to opt for and accordingly a university or college should be chosen. In between choosing a course and applying for admission, it is most advisable that the student appear for the English language proficiency tests. In this article, a brief account of entry requirements and the student’s visa is described.

What is your approach before applying for admission to the desired university? A few might take assistance of authorized representative who are most commonly abroad education consultants. To choose a course and know how to study in France, feel free to visit studies abroad consultants.


Pre-Visa Application Process

Entry Requirements
  • A minimum academic score that meets eligibility criteria for the desired course, authentic and certified documents and of course, the student visa, all of it is required for entry to the educational institution.
  • For admission to master’s programme, below requirements must be met with.
  • Academic Score: To engage in Master’s in Management or two-year Master of Science course, an international student should have completed three years or 4 years of bachelor’s programme.
  • English Proficiency Test: It is mandatory to have IELTS or TOEFL for admission at French Intuitions.
  • Any English test score is not mandatory for Bachelor’s degree programme at SKEMA Business School.

Documents Checklist

While filling in the admission form for SKEMA Business School online, check whether you have gathered all the documents or not.
  1. A copy of your valid passport or birth certificate as a proof of your nationality.
  2. University grade transcripts in the English language.
  3. Result or scorecard of tests like GMAT, GRE, CAT or TAGE and TOEFL or IELTS.
  4. Curriculum Vitae
  5. Two letters of recommendation either from your academic faculty or the employer. The documents are processed and verified by the institution for approval or rejection.
A France Government based organisation ‘Campus France’ is where you need to apply for the France student visa based on your home country. Campus France helps students from all over the world with their immigration.

In order to pursue higher education abroad in France, it is important to answer few questions carefully. At VFS Visa Centre, it is not a mandatory step of questionnaire, you might or might not be asked these questions as a standard procedure.

The questions that might be asked are as follows:

  • What is your name?
  • What is your educational qualification?
  • Why are you looking forward to study in France?
  • What course you are going to study?
  • Why this school?
  • What are the subjects?
  • How does it help you with your career?
  • How did you find the school name?
It takes 3 weeks to process a normal France student visa and thus, having all these things in mind, the initiation of the visa process must be done.

Hope it was helpful!

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