Enrollment of a foreigner in higher education - Student from another country

Verified 05 décembre 2025 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

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If you are a non-European student, the registration process differs depending on whether you live in Europe or not:

If you live in Europe but you are not european, the procedure differs depending on whether you want to register in 1re year of a bachelor's degree, in master's or in a other level (2e and 3e bachelor's degree, doctorate):

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1st year of license

You must file a prior application for admission (PAD) to apply in 1re year of a bachelor's degree. The DAP must generally be done between the beginning of October and mid-December of the year preceding the desired academic year.

Green file (foreigners student): application for prior admission to university - 1st year of bachelor's degree or Paces - 2026-2027

Master

To apply in master, you must log in to the my Master platform:

My master: enrollment in master

Other levels

To apply in the other levels (2e and 3e year of bachelor's degree, doctorate), you must contact the institution directly.

Find the complete procedure on the Campus France website.

The procedure Studies in France concerned only students residing in one of the following 73 countries:

  • South Africa
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Algeria
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Argentina
  • Bahrain
  • Benin
  • Burma
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • South Korea
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Djibouti
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Egypt
  • Ecuador
  • United States
  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Haiti
  • Hong Kong
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kuwait
  • Lebanon
  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
  • Mali
  • Morocco
  • Mauritius
  • Mauritania
  • Mexico
  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Peru
  • Qatar
  • Central African Republic
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Dominican Republic
  • United Kingdom
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
  • Chad
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • Vietnam.

The procedure differs depending on whether you want to register in 1re year of a bachelor's degree or in a other level :

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Registration in 1st year of license

The procedure differs depending on whether you have the nationality of the country in which you reside or the nationality of a European Union countries :

Nationality of country of residence

If you prepare a french or european baccalaureate, you must express your wishes for training on Parcoursup between late December and mid-March. At the same time, you must follow the procedure Studies in France on the dedicated platform.

Parcoursurp: enrollment in higher education

Platform Studies in France

If you prepare another degree (giving access to French higher education), you will have to make a prior application for admission (PAD) and follow the procedure Studies in France. The DAP must generally be done between the beginning of October and mid-December of the year preceding the desired academic year.

The DAP and the rest of the procedure are done online from the platform Études en France.

Platform Studies in France

Nationality of an EU country

Between the end of December and mid-March, you must express your wishes for training on Browse.

Parcoursurp: enrollment in higher education

Registration in another level

If you want to continue your studies in France from the 2e or 3e year of bachelor's or master's degree, you must follow the procedure Studies in France until obtaining a student visa. To do this, you need to connect to the dedicated platform:

Platform Studies in France

Please note

The procedure Studies in France does not concern foreigner students who want to enroll in doctorate. Contact directly the doctoral schools that offer the research topics that interest you.

Find the complete procedure on the Campus France website.

If you are a non-European student not subject to the procedure Studies in France, the procedure differs depending on whether you want to register in 1re year of a bachelor's degree, in master's or in a other level (2e and 3e bachelor's degree, doctorate):

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1st year of license

You must file a prior application for admission (PAD) to register in 1re year of a bachelor's degree. The DAP must generally be done between the beginning of October and mid-December of the year preceding the desired academic year.

Master

To apply in master, you must log in to the my Master platform:

My master: enrollment in master

Other levels

To apply in the other levels (2e and 3e year of bachelor's degree, doctorate), you must contact the institution directly.

Find the complete procedure on the Campus France website.

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