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Hi, did you receive this by email? I applied from France so quite frankly there is literally no info on how to do it from diaspora.

If anyone has done this successfully, please shed light on your process. Thanks all!

CLASSMAN:
did mine last week at alagbon, will advice u do the online registration and payment before going and after like 2hrs u will get a code to go for capturing, you don't need to bribe any body with this development

Congratulations!!

jide4lagos:
Good people, finally I am about to make a testimony here after Australia refused to open up and German refused to give me a date, at last I got to Japa from this place that I have wasted almost 40 years of my life.

I got a call from the consulate yesterday but couldn't pick but my wife did and I call them back today and I was asked to pick another travel date as the date I filled on my form was yesterday. I told them my hostel will be open on the 26th of this month and they asked if I would love to travel on the 25th.

Was so so happy, I got a mail immediately that my passport had been dispatched to UPS. Will give the full details tomorrow after I have received the my passport.

I did my biometric on the 9th of this month and I didn't add many documents to my application, just my brother who is in Australia bank account(36-65k AUD) with his Australia driver license and his Nigerian expired passport and my CV, campus France pre-registration and my accommodation certificate.


Wish everyone still waiting success


Aliamudulilai

People in Abuja have gotten theirs since? This delay is so stressful mentally to say the least lol

jide4lagos:
Chief, how far? Is your Visa out? E bi like say na Abuja sure pass ooo. I have submitted in Lagos also since.

Personally I made use of www.flightreservationforvisa.com and paid 25 USD for a reservation valid for about 3 weeks or so . Other people may have other sources, but frankly I had a good experience because I was able to get the ticket in less than 4 hours and make changes to it after my Campus France interview.

Savvyspns:
Thanks for your prompt response.

Please could you put me through how to book a flight without making payment or a site where I could book without making a financial commitment?

then you're good.

Savvyspns:
Thank you.
My studies end in July 2021. It is a year programme.

Savvyspns:
Please, could someone kindly assist me on how to go about booking a flight reservation without paying for the ticket. All my attempts to book requests for payment. I may not be doing it right.

Next, do I have to book a return- ticket for a student visa or a one-way ticket?

Please assist me on how to go about it.

it has to be a one-way ticket , but for confirmation when does your studies end?

You will have proof of enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year, yeah? Then you are good too, thats the second part of the sentence.

Desmondcedar:
I'm applying for student visa, but not language (FFL) as stated in the quote

ojxclusive:
Good Evening Guys

Please I want to book for an appointment at vfs website but they are asking me to pay the sum of 19760 Naira to complete the appointment booking. I want to know if this money is different from the €50 I will also pay on the day of submission.

Yes this is different. You will make the payment for about 25k for VFS processing fee.

So you need to be within one of these conditions to be allowed to enter France unvaccinated:
• French citizens, their spouses (married, civil union and cohabiting) and their children.
• Citizen of the European Union or equivalent, and their spouse (married, civil union or cohabiting partner) and their children, whose main residence is in France or who is returning, in transit through France, to their main residence in a European Union country or equivalent, or to a country whose nationality they hold;
• Citizens of other countries with a valid French or European residence permit or long-stay visa whose main residence is in France or who are in transit through France to their main residence in a European Union country or a similar country.
• British citizens and their family members who are beneficiaries of the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community. British civil servants exercising their duties, border police officers and customs officers. Channel Tunnel staff (engaged inter alia in operations, maintenance, security) or cross-Channel facilities staff.
• Citizens of other countries holding a long-stay visa issued for purposes of ordinary family reunion or refugee family reunification, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection and stateless persons.
• Foreign health or research professionals involved in the fight against COVID-19 as well as their spouse (married, civil partner, cohabiting partner subject to proof of community of life) and children.
• Foreign health or research professional engaged as an associate trainee.
• Citizens of other countries with a “talent passport” long-stay visa, as well as their spouse (married, civil union or cohabiting partner on presentation of proof of community of life) and children.
• Students enrolled in French as a foreign language (FFL) courses prior to enrolment in higher education or admitted to the oral examinations of French higher education institutions or enrolled to begin the new 2021-2022 academic year. Researchers settling in France on the invitation of a research laboratory, for research activities that require physical presence, as well as their spouse (married, civil partner, cohabiting partner on presentation of proof of community of life) and children.
• Workers in the land, sea and air transport sector or transport service providers (including drivers of any vehicle transporting goods for use in the territory as well as those only in transit, or travelling as passengers to resettle in their home base or for training).
• Foreign citizen working for a diplomatic or consular mission, or an international organisation with its headquarters or an office in France, as well as their spouse and their children or a foreign citizen of a third country staying in France for a compelling professional reason under a mission order issued by their country of origin.
• Travellers in transit for less than 24 hours in an international zone.

Desmondcedar:
Long stay visa sir

So far people that have gone to vaccination centers were told they are not doing it anymore, which may lead one to think that the donations have finally ran out.

Are you applying for long or short stay?

Desmondcedar:
In Lagos specifically please

Co ask please

What was it like? How long did it take and what was asked? I have mine for next week, who is with me?

meedx:
Feed us with details, please.

Congratulations on your admission.

You need to sign up on the Etudes en France account and load your admission details under the "I already have an admission" tab.
https://pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr/etudesenfrance/dyn/public/authentification/login.html

Once all has been validated by Campus France, they will ask you to make payment of 50k and to book an interview date where they will discuss all your study plans and also check your support documents via a checklist which they will share with you.

Once you pass this stage successfully, you will go to do biometric capture and submission at France VFS office and wait for a decision.

Hope this helps.

jide4lagos:
Go to Campus France office's at Osborne, use google to search for the address if you don't know where Osborne is. That is where you can get the best guidance.

Martinyimi007:
I applied directly to the school

In that case, you need to sign up to Campus France and click on the "I already have admission" option. You would be required to load your admission letters and some other little stuff, but for the most part it's pretty straight forward.

Martinyimi007:
I am got an admission for a language course and I just need to know to right steps to take �

Awesome! Did you just secure the admission? Did you apply via Campus France or your school has a seperate portal to process admissions?

KrazzyAndy:
Good evening everyone
Please I'm trying to get my brother to school in France as an undergraduate... Please can anyone tell me step by step procedures on how to go bout and how much will it cost.. Also stating the fact that my brother is quite smart so if there's any scholarship available for him to take...thank you for your assistance.

Hi Andy,

Most schools close their admissions process in May and June, so you would be working on a very slim window. However you can check bachelors portal, or campus france to get a wide selection list. From there you can visit choice schools websites to narrow down your selection.

Most bachelors in France would require you to have a proficiency in the language, but I am not sure that applies to all. You should keep that in mind.

Hi Josh,

Most sensible landlords would only ask you for a full months rent as deposit (refundable when you move out) , and the rent for the month in which you plan to move in (prorated by how many days in the month you are committing to stay in the house for the first month). I used an agency, so I had to pay extra administrative fees - but if you are not going through agency but normal landlord, they may require guarantor and the guarantee agencies usually ask for almost the same amount in fees (about 200-300 EUR).

you may be lucky and find a lnadlord who wants to skip the whole admin/guarantor fees aspect, but keep in mind that these houses sometimes may not be up to standard, but beggars can't be choosers I guess.

Josh2013:
Pls how many months rent will they ask me to pay at the beginning for an accommodation outside the CROUS?


Hi Josh, congrats to you. I used colocation city and just signed the lease last week. However you can use other colocation agencies like immojeune, colocatere, or even appartager for your search - most of them don’t require a French guarantor. If you want to use a private landlord please keep in mind that they would ask for a French guarantor, and sometimes they reject even visale, garantie and the other guarantor agencies. Not all though but you can try.

Lastly, if you don’t want to go the route of private accommodation (which can be relatively expensive) you can try to lobby for CROUS apartments from the 9th of July onwards, except you are on scholarship as they usually prioritize those. The only downside was the earliest date for me was too far, and if it was not satisfactory enough I would have to go private and most of the juicy accommodations would have been snatched up.

To make it worse, the accommodation confirmation portal for my school closes on the 15th of July so that would have been cutting it too close.

Hope this helps.

Josh2013:
Greetings to everyone here, I have been a silent reader all this while. U guys are wonderful. I just got admitted to University of Grenoble Alpes for a masters program. Pls can anyone direct me on how to secure an accommodation because this is needed in order for me to forge ahead. Pls help a brother.

Hi Josh, congrats to you. I used colocation city and just signed the lease last week. However you can use other colocation agencies like immojeune, colocatere, or even appartager for your search - most of them don’t require a French guarantor. If you want to use a private landlord please keep in mind that they would ask for a French guarantor, and sometimes they reject even visale, garantie and the other guarantor agencies. Not all though but you can try.

Lastly, if you don’t want to go the route of private accommodation (which can be relatively expensive) you can try to lobby for CROUS apartments from the 9th of July onwards, except you are on scholarship as they usually prioritize those. The only downside was the earliest date for me was too far, and if it was not satisfactory enough I would have to go private and most of the juicy accommodations would have been snatched up.

To make it worse, the accommodation confirmation portal for my school closes on the 15th of July so that would have been cutting it too close.

Hope this helps.

thanks chief. Have you started as well? where are you at with the whole procedure?

princelee101:
After submission and payment, you'll have the liberty to choose your interview date. You can choose a date you're sure will be comfortable for you.

Hi Tobi, I got admission in April and submitted my Campus France file. I got notice that one of my sections are incomplete so I am currently editing the file. However, I have not yet submitted because I dont want to pay now and have to go for interview when i don't have all my visa requirements complete, or is that not a prerequisite?

TobiAwodipe:
Hello. I am. How far have you gone? I just got my admission Letter and I'm waiting to hear from campus France.

Hello Everyone, any one here who is working on going to France this fall to study? Please indicate so we can carry ourselves along

Thank you.

Did your brother eventually go to school? Did he reapply or appeal?

Yemight2202:
He choose a well recognised school "Audencia Business School" and he applied for a specialized program "Msc in Supply Chain & Purchasing Management" which is not offered in all schools, as part of his career line (career advancement)
He has made advance payment of tuition fees and he also won a scholarship.

He didn't use a sponsor account, he has about N3M plus in his account when he applied.

davide470:
You did well.. I finished from one of the Grand Écoles and attendance was 85% compulsory. It wasn't funny.

Hi Davide470, I greet you

I applied to IESEG and Rennes School of business for the 21 school year - what are your thoughts on my choices?

Which GE did you graduate from? Are you working in France?

Thank you.

Is it only me that didn't get notification for the test ?