STUDENT LIFE > Resident Permit

This is a compulsory document you will have to keep with you during your stay in France. The validity of this permit cannot extend beyond the validity of the duration of your studies in France. Here is the list of documents you must submit to the Prefecture to obtain a resident’s permit (please make sure that you get some of them before your departure) :

• your passport containing a long-term visa as well as a photocopy of each written or stamped page,
• 3 passport-sized identity photographs,
• an original birth certificate (if possible in French or an international one) as well as a photocopy.
  If your birth certificate is written in English you will have to submit a French version translated by an expert translator which may cost you 15 to 30 euros,
• proof of your financial resources equivalent to at least 350 euros per month (this document can be a parental attestation or a certificate from your bank showing that your bank account deposit is sufficient to cover all expenses during your stay in France),
• proof that you have a French health insurance (you will be automatically affiliated to the French medical insurance (Social Security) when you arrive in Pau,
• proof of residency in the area of Pau,
• ESC PAU Group certificate of enrollment
• an envelope with your name and address in Pau, bearing a normal stamp.

Please note that a medical visit is compulsory for non European citizens. The Prefecture will address you a notification in order for you to meet a doctor.

You will first get a receipt which proves that you are a “regular” foreign student. The real card will be issued approximately 3 weeks after.
Please note that the renewal of your resident’s permit has to be done at least 2 months before the expiry date of your card.

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