How to apply for your visa if you have been accepted into a French higher education program?

Opening of the Etudes en France platform in Canada

The Etudes en France platform is entirely paperless and allows you to manage all the steps involved in registering in a higher education institution up to the visa application. Registration is mandatory before applying for a visa. You will have to  create a personal account and follow the instructions.  

You will be able to submit your applications, communicate with Campus France office in your Province and contact the institutions in which you wish to register.

A financial contribution of 150 CAD is required to benefit from this support service. Please note, however, that the visa fee for countries with an EEF procedure are thus reduced. In the specific case of students with a Canadian citizenship that are participating in an exchange program with a French higher education institution, they are exempt of visa fees (but not Etudes en France administrative fees), in accordance with the France-Canada Youth Mobility Agreement.

Who is concerned?

All applicants who are not citizens of the European Union and who reside in Canada and wish to study in France for a period of more than 90 days which required a long-stay visa.

The applicant can apply for a visa after completing the electronic file on Etudes en France (EEF). Once the file is validated on EEF, the candidate can start the visa application process on the France Visas website and make an appointment at one of the 4 VFS centers in Canada (Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver).

In addition, students already admitted to a French higher education institution (excluding exchange students) must take part in an online interview with a Campus France officer to present their study project, so that their application can be validated. The appointment can be booked through the Etudes en France platform, and there is no need to come in person to the Campus France office.

Service and follow-up

Campus France Canada is available to assist applicants throughout the admission process. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the Campus France office in your province or territory:

• Quebec: montreal@campusfrance.org
• Ontario (except Ottawa region), Manitoba, Nunavut: toronto@campusfrance.org
• Ottawa, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island: ottawa@campusfrance.org
• British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territories: campusfrance.vancouver-cslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr