Non-European students not affected by the "Etudes en France" procedure must submit a "Demande d'Admission Préalable - DAP" (preliminary request for admission) to enrol in the first year of a training at “Licence” (Bachelor's) degree course. For other levels, they must contact the institute concerned.
APPLYING IN FIRST YEAR
If you are not European and you do not reside in one of the countries affected by the "Etudes en France" procedure, you must follow the "Demande d'Admission Préalable - DAP" (Preliminary request for admission) procedure to continue your studies in France from the first year of training at “Licence” (Bachelor's) degree course.
Applications must be sent to the department of cooperation and cultural action at the French Embassy in your country of residence. The white files concern enrolment in first-year university, the yellow for first year in a school of architecture, and the green files are for international students already living in France.
Complete the procedure as soon as possible. Ideally, in November preceding the academic year in which you wish to study in France. Regularly check your personal account on the Campus France website to avoid missing deadlines.
Timetable of the "Demande d'Admission Préalable - DAP" procédure to join the French higher education system in the academic year 2019/2020 :
- Registrations open on 3rd december 2018
- Registrations close on 15 February 2019
Your application will be examined at the same time by the 3 universities you have requested.
- University response and proposals for acceptance : before 11 May 2019
If it occurs, universities will share with you exemptions from which you may benefit.
- Student response : before 17 May
If you have received several acceptance proposals, you will have to make a choice.
Attention, if you do not answer before 17 May, the absence of answer will be condidered as a refusal.
ENROLLING IN BACHELOR'S, MASTER'S AND DOCTORATE PROGRAMMES
To enrol for a Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate programme, contact the institutes of higher education that interest you. Check the Campus France catalogues to obtain their contact information. The institutes will inform you of their enrolment application procedure.
If your application is accepted, you will receive a document confirming your admission. From that point on, you will be able to undertake the procedures with the French Consulate in your country of residence to obtain a visa. Request a student visa if your admission involves a Bachelor's or Master’s level programme; request a talent passport visa if it involves enrolment in a Doctorate programme.
Students are considered “Europeans” if they have the nationality of one of the 28 countries of the European Union, of a country from the European Economic Area (EU + Norway, Iceland, Lichtenstein), Switzerland, Monaco or Andorra.
