Mandatory online procedure

In more than twenty countries, an online, dematerialized application procedure has been set up. This procedure must be followed to obtain a student visa. In other countries (including Hong Kong & Macau), contact the institutions of your choice directly.

This system enables students to complete the admission procedure by computer, continually interacting with their country's CampusFrance office and the many participating French education institutions.

In the countries concerned which do not belong to the European Union, this new tool must be used in order to obtain a student visa. Please note that this mandatory online procedure is not yet applicable in Hong Kong & Macau. Hence students are free to contact the institutions directly.

> The procedure in detail

Enrolling in a French university in the first year of study : the preliminary application for admission (DAP).

Students who hold a foreign secondary school diploma and wish to enroll in a French university for the first year of study must file a preliminary application of admission (demande d'admission préalable: DAP also called as "dossier blanc"). More information can be found here

The procedure begins in January each year and follows a very strict calendar.

WARNING - The DAP or "dossier blanc" procedure is only applicable if you are interested in enrolling in the first or second year of university (licence 1 and 2). The DAP does NOT apply to enrollment in a licence 3 (third year of university) or in a preparatory class. The DAP does NOT apply to students of French lycées. Students from French lycées MUST apply on the website www.dossier-bleu.fr. Citizens of the European Union and the European Economic Area do not need to apply to first year of university by the DAP procedure. They must contact the university they are interested in directly.

> To find out more (in French)

Online application through discipline-specific sites: the Campus Networks.

Campus Network websites provide access to targeted Master 1 and Master 2 level programs that are offered by the institution networks coordinated by CampusFrance.

The websites provide information on a range of programs as well as a rapid and interactive online application process. The disciplines involved are :

Art
Engineering

This application process is available worldwide. Currently, in the countries that use the mandatory electronic procedure, a second electronic file must be completed to obtain a student visa.

> The Campus networks in detail