Campus France Application Process

What Campus France and Études en France are

Campus France is the official French agency that promotes French higher education and supports international students, and "Études en France" is its online application procedure. For students from many countries, this procedure is the required gateway to apply to French institutions and to prepare the student visa.

The procedure centralises your application, the documents you submit, and an interview where one is required, and it links to the visa stage so the steps are joined up.

Who must use the procedure

The Études en France procedure is mandatory for students who reside in one of the countries connected to the system — a list that includes India and many others. If your country is connected, you generally cannot bypass the procedure to apply directly.

Because the list of connected countries and the exact scope can change, confirm on campusfrance.org whether the procedure applies to your country and your intended level of study before you begin.

The main steps

The procedure runs through your country's Campus France online platform. In broad terms you create an account and academic profile, build your list of programme choices, complete your file with the required documents, pay the Campus France procedure fee where it applies, and attend an interview if one is requested. Your file is then reviewed and connected to the visa stage.

The precise stages, documents, and order can differ by country, so follow the exact instructions shown on your country's Campus France platform.

• Create your account and academic profile
• Add your programme choices
• Complete your file with the required documents
• Pay the procedure fee where applicable
• Attend the interview if requested
• Proceed to the connected visa stage

Fees and deadlines

The Études en France procedure usually involves a procedure fee, and there are deadlines that differ by country and by intake. These amounts and dates are set officially and change from year to year.

Do not rely on figures from unofficial sources — check the current procedure fee, deadlines, and accepted payment methods for your country on campusfrance.org and the connected official portals before you proceed.

How it connects to your visa

For students from outside the EU/EEA, the Études en France procedure is designed to connect to the long-stay student visa application, so completing it correctly is part of preparing your visa. After your acceptance, you continue with the visa steps through the official channels.

Visa requirements and processing differ by country and change over time. This is general information, not immigration advice — verify the current visa requirements on the official French government source (France-Visas) before you act.