Student Visas for non EU-nationals [fr]

Non EU-nationals currently studying in the Netherlands and planning to study in France are required to ask for a long-term visa.

The delivery process of a student visa is in two steps. First you have to ask the Institut Français des Pays-Bas (Den Haag) to send its academic opinion to the Consulate. Afterwards, you can apply for the visa at the French Consulate in Brussels (Belgium).

If you are doing a short term exchange mobility in the framework of the Erasmus+ program or if you are enrolled in an Erasmus Mundus Master, the simplified procedure is as follows

1. Send an email to science-univ.la-haye-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr with in the attachment :

 a proof of registration from the Dutch university or hogeschool where you are studying

 a proof of acceptance for study from the French university / school

2. Simultaneously, make an appointment with the French consulate in Brussels : https://bruxelles.consulfrance.org/

You are doing a degree mobility outside of the framework of the Erasmus+ program an if you are not enrolled in an Erasmus Mundus Master, the procedure is as follows

1. Send by post the following documents (translated in French or in English):

 Form, filled in with your personal information

form

(Word - 31.5 kB)

 Copy of your passport

 Copy of your resident permit with BSN number

 a proof of acceptance for study from the French university / school

 a proof of registration from the Dutch university or hogeschool where you are studying;

 grade sheets for the study program followed in the Netherlands

 copy the last diploma obtained in the Netherlands or abroad (highschool diploma, bachelor diploma…)

 CV

Address:

Ambassade de France aux Pays-Bas
Affaires universitaires
Anna Paulownastraat 76
2518BJ The Hague

Please note that this procedure can take several weeks, and that you might be given an appointment.

2. Once the Institut Français des Pays-Bas has sent its academic opinion, you will receive an email inviting you to make an appointment with the French consulate in Brussels.

Questions can be asked by e-mail to: science-univ.la-haye-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr