Student Visa for France

Shortly after confirming your place in your program, you will receive letters of support to begin the student visa application process. Then you will register with Campus France USA—a visa pre-approval process required by the Embassy of France. 

Next you will fill out a visa application and bring it to your in-person appointment at your nearest visa processing center.

In the United States, there are nine visa processing centers for France. You can book your in-person appointment at whichever location is most convenient for you.

• Atlanta
• Boston
• Chicago
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• New York
• San Francisco
• Washington, D.C. 

After you are admitted into your program, you will need to make your visa appointment 30-90 days before your program start date for France.

Visa processing times vary, but usually take 6-10 weeks.

Altogether, you can expect to pay around $400- $560 USD to receive your French student visa. Fees include Campus France registration, an in-person appointment fee, a courier fee, and the student visa fee.

These are prices determined by the French government and may change regularly depending on the current conversion rate.

You will need to travel to your in-person appointment and may also be required to return on a separate occasion to pick up your passport and visa. This may mean you will have to pay for flights, train tickets, hotel accommodations, or other travel-related expenses.