Visa application process
- Students from countries listed below must register through the following CEF, CAMPUSFRANCE procedure before applying for their visa:
If you are from one of the countries listed below, it is mandatory to register online on www.campusfrance.org in order to begin the visa procedure. You are required to pay for this registration.
On the website, you will be required to create your own personal file and then tick “Groupe ESC Clermont” as your chosen school. You will then be required to make an appointment with CampusFrance who will review your application. If your file is accepted, you will then be able to proceed to apply for the visa at the French consulate.
Please visit the website in order to find out more about this process and contact the International Office directly if you need more information about CampusFrance or if you have problems (or questions) using the system.
- Students from other non-European countries must apply for the visa directly with the French Consulate in their country.
In order to apply for your French Student Visa you will have to prove that you have enough funds to cover at least one year of studies in France (615€/month for 12 months, that is, a minimum of 7380€). The most common way to have a proof of financial resources is a Blocked Account Bank Statement (Attestation de Virement Irrévocable) that will be attached to your Visa application. This document is issued by a bank or other financial institution on the basis of a security deposit into a blocked account.
Our students from the African continent can check out the bank statement service provided by our partner, Studely, a French company operating throughout Africa. Studely can issue an “Attestation de Virement Irrévocable” (Blocked account certificate) and also help you to access French real estate offers in order to find an accommodation in Clermont-Ferrand.
Find out more at https://studely.com/.