France: Student Visa France 2026

Step 1: Get Your Acceptance Letter Before you can touch the visa process, you need proof that a French institution. In other words, a conditional offer or simple email confirmation is not enough. For CCFS students, this is your attestation d’inscription (certificate of enrollment). Here’s how to get it: 1. Choose your program on the CCFS registration page — French language courses, civilization lectures, or both 2. Complete the online registration and pay the required deposit 3. CCFS issues your attestation d’inscription, which includes your full name, program dates, and course details This document is the anchor of your entire visa file. The dates on your attestation determine the visa dates the consulate will grant. If your attestation says September 2026 to June 2027, that’s the window you’ll

Source: ccfs-sorbonne.fr