I am not European

First, I need a temporary certification

I need to provide:

• My registration certification for the current academic year or my student card.
• My identity card,
• My student visa. Long term visas used at residence permit (“visas long séjour valant titre de séjour”, VLS-TS), temporary long term visas ("visa de long séjour temporaire", VLS/T), and C and D visas are all accepted.

A VLS-TS visa is a Long Term Visa used as Residence Permit . It is available for one year and must be validated at your arrival. You can have a “student” VLS-TS, a “researcher-talent passport” VLS-TS or a “trainee” VLS-TS. 

A VLS-T visa is a temporary long term visa. It is valid for 4 to 12 months. You don’t need to validate it at your arrival. 

Let’s be practical: I will receive a temporary social security number, I will still pay my medical expense, and must ask for reimbursement to my “Caisse Primaire d’Assurance Maladie” (CPAM,  local healthcare insurance office).

I complete my registration if I came with a VLS-TS visa

I need to provide:

• My residence permit This will be my visa validated by the Ministry of interior.
• A civil status certificate (birth certificate, for example). A translation will be requested from non-European students. No translation will be required for European students (except for Greek and Bulgarian students).  
• My banking information (“RIB”, for Relevé d’Identité Bancaire). If I don't have a bank account in France, I can enter the bank details (IBAN) of an account abroad.

Let’s be practical:

• If I arrived with a VLS-TS, I will receive a final social security number.
• If I arrived with a VLS-T, I keep my temporary number and I don’t complete my registration.

I will receive my “carte vitale” (health insurance card) if I arrived with a VLS-TS visa

To receive my card, I must create a personal account at ameli.fr. I’ll be able to manage my reimbursements in my personal space.

Carte vitale

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