Long Stay Student Visa

Foreign nationals who wish to enter France under study purposes with the intention to remain there more than three months, up to a year, are separated under a few categories according to their age and studies. This is a visa only for foreign children, whose parents do not reside in France, meaning a child whose at least one of the parents resides in France, is not eligible for this type of visa.

Students under 18 who wish to continue their studies in France in a public or private primary, secondary or higher education establishment, will need to apply for this kind of visa, the maximum validity of which is 11 months.

Categories who do not require this long stay visa:

• Third country nationals that hold a short-stay visa marked as Famille de Français (‘Family of a French national’).
• EU nationals.
• EEA nationals (Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein).
• Nationals of the principalities of Monaco and Andorra.
• Nationals of San Marino and the Holy See.
• Foreign nationals and their families who have acquired long-term resident status in another EU country.
• Students who have attended school in France without interruption from the age of 16 and are continuing their studies in the country.