Welcome to France!

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And to HEC!

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Do you need a visa?- If you are a citizen from the European Union or from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Monaco or Andorra:You don’t need to apply for a VISA.

- If you come to study in France for less than 90 days and you are a citizen from : Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Barbados,, Brésil, Brunei, Canada, Chili, South Corea, Costa Rica, Croatia, El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Israël, Japan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius Mexico, Montenegro, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Panama, Paraguay, San Marino, Vatican, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Uruguay and Venezuela :You don’t need to apply for a VISA.

- If you come to study in France for more than 90 days, you need to apply for a « Visa Long Séjour valant Titre de Séjour » (Long Stay Visa / Resident permit) within a

period of 90 days after your first arrival date.

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Your VLS/TS step by step

Do I have the right visa?

Before leaving your home country,

check your visa and make sure it allows

you to study in France.

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1st step: understanding your visa

Validity start date.

Visa DMULT: unlimited entries in the Schengen area.

Student Status

CESEDA R311-3 6°60 % Work authorization, ie 964 hours/year.

Date of expiration

VISA number

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2nd step: The OFII (French Office for Immigration and integration)form.

To be completed in your home

country.

French Consulate stamp

Your status in France.

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3rd step: the airport stamp

On your arrival in France or in the Schengen area,

make sure that your passport is stamped

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4th step: How to complete the 2nd part of the OFII form in France?

Do not write in this sectionTo be completed as soon as you arrive on the campus.

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To be completed before your arrival on the campus.

Example

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5th step: submitting the documents

During your « Welcome Day » if you live on the campus or in the Yvelines (78) and Hauts-de-Seine (92) districts:

Fill out your OFII form and sign it.

Make 2 copies of your completed and signed Demande d’attestation OFII, of your D VISA, of your airport stamp and the ID page of your passport.

Return these documents to Ms Agnès Tourneix, office T 57.cartedesejour@hec.fr ou tourneix@hec.fr

- If you live in Paris, send your documents to: - If you live in Paris, send your documents to: OFII 48 rue de la Roquette 75011 ParisOFII 48 rue de la Roquette 75011 Paris- If you live in the Essonne (91) or Val de Marne (94) districts , send your - If you live in the Essonne (91) or Val de Marne (94) districts , send your documents to:documents to:OFII 13, 15 rue Claude Nicolas Ledoux 9400 CréteilOFII 13, 15 rue Claude Nicolas Ledoux 9400 Créteil

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6th step: The validation of your VLS/TS and the medical examination.

1. Your resident permit contact in HEC, Ms Agnès Tourneix, will send your application and your documents to the OFII (Office Français de l’Immigration et de l’Intégration) of Montrouge.

2. Ms Agnès Tourneix will email you your confirmation of receipt and and your ‘notice to appear’ for the OFII (5 pages) and your itinary for the OFII.

You may have had your medical examination in an OFII center in your home country. In this case, bring your medical certificate with you when you visit the OFII in France.

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Example: Medical Certificate.Medical examination made in Morocco.

See OFII logo and French Republic Logo.

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7th step: In the Office français de l’Immigration et de Intégration (OFII) of Montrouge.

Please respect your date and time of appointment. Don’t be late.

You will be given a chest x-ray.

And general medical examination.

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What should you bring with you at your appointment?

1. Your 5 page ‘notice to appear’ letter.

2.Your passport.

3. One recent ID photographs (with nothing obscuring the face.The frame size must be 35 mm wide and 45 mm high. The entire face must be uncovered with both eyes visible. Glasses are not permitted. The photograph must be in colour.)

Proof of residence.4.

6.Your proof of payment (OFII Tax), student VLS-TS bought on line: https://www.timbresofii.fr/

5. Your OFII medical certificate, if applicable (see page 12).

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OFII tax sheet for a student VLS/Ts to be printed.

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Last step!

Once all the formalities are completed, the OFII will place the sticker below on your passport:

The secured OFII sticker.

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Congratulations!!!!

You are now legally living in France.

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Back at HEC, don’t forget to return a copy of your OFII sticker to the Social Security office, office 19.

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