Student residence card "mobility program"

Verified 18 March 2022 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

As a foreigner student, you can do part of your studies within the the European Union under mobility. You must meet certain conditions.

Studies carried out in France

You are affected if you meet the following 2 conditions:

  • You come to study in France
  • You are part of an EU program, a multilateral program with mobility measures in one or more EU Member States or an agreement between at least 2 higher education institutions located in at least 2 EU Member States

It's all online.

Apply for a student residence permit

When you apply for a residence permit on the Internet, you immediately get a dematerialized certificate deposit.

You can check the status of your case at any time. You can also respond to any requests for additional information and take note of the decisions taken.

It may be necessary to go to the prefecture for a fingerprint (if it has not already been taken).

Acceptance or refusal to issue a residence card

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Your request is accepted

If your application is accepted, you are summoned to the prefecture for the issue of the title.

Your request is denied

If the prefect has notified you of the refusal

The decision of the prefect is yours notified by reasoned letter (explicit decision). Except in exceptional circumstances, such refusal shall be accompanied by a obligation to leave French territory (OQTF) setting the country to which you will be returned.

You can form a litigation before the administrative court (within 48 hours, 15 days or 30 days depending on the type of OQTF).

No reply from the prefect on your request

If the prefecture has not responded after 4 months, this is an implicit refusal.

You can then train within 2 months of this refusal:

Warning  

if your receipt expires and you don't have a response from the prefecture, the processing time may be longer. In this case, you can obtain the renewal of your receipt. Find out more on your prefecture's website.

  • Valid residence permit or long-stay visa
  • 3 photos. If the request is made on the internet: enter the code of the e-photo (provided by the photographer or the approved cabin on the photo board).
  • Registration produced by the educational institution (which may be a public or private higher education institution) or pre-registration
  • Any documentation produced by the institution that justifies that your course is part of an EU mobility program
  • Proof of your resources (unless you have a short-stay visa student contest) which must be at least €615 /month:
    • If you are a French government scholar or a beneficiary of European programs: justification for this situation
    • If you are a fellow in your country of origin: certificate from the paying agency of the country of origin specifying the amount and duration of the grant
    • If you work: your last 3 payslips
    • If you are taken care of by a third party: proof of identity of the third party + bank certificates of the planning of regular transfers (or certificate on the honor of payment of the sums enabling the amount of €615 /month)
    • If you have sufficient resources: bank attestation of sufficient credit balance

    In the case of multiple resources, you must attach the proof of each resource.
  • If you do not have a valid long-stay visa or residence permit:
    • Full copy of birth certificate with the most recent entries
    • Passport (pages concerning civil status, validity dates, entry stamps and visas). If not, other supporting documents (consular attestation, identity card, consular card, etc.)

FYI  

civil status documents must be accompanied by their translation into French by an accredited interpreter.

You need to pay €75 by tax stamps.

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The mobility program or agreement is less than 2 years

The residence card student mobility program is valid for 1 year. It shall be renewable.

The mobility program or agreement is more than 2 years

The residence card student mobility program shall be valid for the duration of the program or agreement.

Studies carried out in another Member State

If you are studying in another EU country, you can stay in France for up to a year. You do not have to ask for a residence card.

You are concerned if you have a residence permit issued by another EU Member State. You must also be registered in a mobility programme.

You can then stay in France for a maximum of 12 months (360 days). You will be able to do part of your studies in a higher education institution.

You must have at least €615 /month.

You do not need a long-stay visa.

Your host institution in France must notify the mobility project of the foreigner to the minister responsible for immigration in France.

When to notify the project?

The mobility notification shall be carried out:

  • at the time of filing the application for a security in 1er Member State, where your mobility is already envisaged at this stage,
  • either after your admission of the student in the 1er member country, as soon as your mobility project to France is known.

What documents should be provided?

The notification shall be made by means of a form.

You will need to provide the following documents:

  • Valid travel document
  • Residence permit issued by 1er member country
  • Proof of sufficient resources
  • Proof of health insurance
  • Proof that you are continuing your studies under a Union or multilateral program involving mobility measures, or an agreement between two or more higher education institutions
  • Proof that you have been accepted by a higher education institution in France

How to forward the file?

Your host entity sends the form and supporting documents electronically.

On receipt of the form and all the required documents, the Minister responsible for immigration shall register the notification.

He then has 30 days to refuse your request for mobility.

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Your mobility request is accepted

If the notification of mobility is not refused, you have the right to stay on French territory with your residence permit issued by 1er member country. You can make your mobility at any time during the period declared at the time of notification.

In the event of a change in the mobility period, the host body shall inform the Minister responsible for immigration.

Your request for mobility is denied

Refusal of mobility may occur on one of the following grounds:

  • You do not have a valid travel document
  • You do not have a residence permit issued by the 1er Member State (or it does not cover the envisaged mobility period)
  • You don't have health insurance
  • You don't justify sufficient resources
  • You do not have proof of enrollment in a higher education institution in France
  • Your host institution has been set up with the main purpose of facilitating the entry of foreigners
  • There is sufficient evidence to establish that you wish to stay in France for purposes other than those for which you are applying for admission
  • You're a threat to public order, public security or public health

The Minister shall inform the 1 without delay and in writinger Member State and the notifier of the refusal of mobility.

Withdrawal of authorization to exercise mobility

The Minister may withdraw the authorization to exercise mobility for any of the above reasons. But he can also withdraw it if you do not respect the limit of the authorized annual working time (60% annual working hours).

In the event of withdrawal of a residence permit held by a student on mobility in another Member State, the Minister shall inform the other Member State and the notifier in writing without delay.

Free

The authorization to stay in France shall end on the date of expiry of the mobility period declared to the Minister.

The maximum duration of mobility is 360 days.