Handbook Foreign Students Handbook Foreign You Have Been Accepted to Study at UVSQ

Handbook foreign students Handbook foreign You have been accepted to study at UVSQ. Here is some advice on how best prepare for students your arrival and plan for your course.

PREPARING YOUR DEPARTURE

n Obtaining a visa and information from the Centres pour les études en France CEF (Centres for Study in France)

n UVSQ Welcome Service

n UVSQ advice on costs

PREPARING YOUR ARRIVAL

n Obtaining your first resident permit (carte de séjour)

Université de Versailles n Renewing your resident permit Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 55, avenue de Paris - 78035 Versailles Cedex - FRANCE n Accommodation Tél. +33 (0)1 39 25 40 00 www.uvsq.fr n Banks

n The espace multi services (Multiservice Area) Preparing your departure n Obtaining a visa and information from the Centres pour les études en France – CEF (Centres for Study in France) n Documents required for your visa application n Welcome Service proposed by UVSQ n UVSQ advice on costs OBTAINING A VISA AND INFORMATION FROM THE CENTRES POUR LES ÉTUDES EN FRANCE (CEF)

If you are a non-European student (i.e. not a citizen of one of the 30 countries in the European Economic Area, Andorra, Monaco, Switzerland, San Marino or the Vatican) you must obtain a long stay «student» visa to study in France, if you are planning to stay for more than 6 months. The visa is issued by the French consulate in your country of origin. You must apply for a «long stay» visa which is the only visa through which you can obtain a resident permit (carte de séjour).

Please note: if you are planning to follow two cour- ses one after the other, register for both before applying for your visa, so that it may be granted for your whole stay. A French visa cannot be modified on French national territory.

On 1 January 2007, the CEF merged with Espaces Edu- France, becoming Espaces CampusFrance, unique offices for any student who is planning to study in France. If there is a CEF in your country, you must follow the CEF procedure and fill in your application online. This procedure is compulsory to obtain your visa from the embassy.

If you do not go through this step, your visa application will be automatically denied. Countries with CEFs: You will find the list at this web address www.campusfrance.org There are different registry procedures for each of the countries concerned, make sure you check their websites! www.“countryname”.campusfrance.org E.g. www.algerie.campusfrance.org DOCUMENTS REQUIRED UVSQ FOR YOUR VISA APPLICATION WELCOME SERVICE

You must fill in an application form at the French consulate in your country of origin and when you go to pick up the form, you will be given the list of documents required. This list is not exhaustive : n valid passport, n birth certificate or civil registry certificate (fiche d’état civil), n 2 or 3 passport photos (head not covered, facing forwards on a white background), n evidence of adequate financial means to live in France for the length of proposed stay (around € 5,000 a year), n evidence of having a place at university, n a social security attestation for the length of your proposed stay.

Please note: You must bring with you the original documents and a photocopy of each. Official documents must be translated into French. USVQ would like to offer to welcome you when you arrive in Paris. If you would like, a person can meet you at the station, the airport or the bus station and take you to your You may also be asked for: accommodation. n your TCF language certificate, Please note that this service is not available on the n a handwritten cover letter outlining what you plan to evening and during the week-end. study, If you would like to be greeted at your arrival, please n a detailed CV, complete and return the Form you will find inside this book to the address indicated on the bottom of the page. n evidence of academic results: copy of your last diploma, The Form must be received 7 days prior to your scheduled school certificate, baccalaureate or equivalent qualifica- arrival. You will then receive confirmation by email. tion or most recent student card, This service will be available as of 1 September 2011. n an Housing Certificate. UVSQ ADVICE ON COSTS

To stay in France, you must have evidence of a certain 5 - University fees income (around € 460 a month). The following list At university, registering (academic year 2011-2012) costs: gives an overview of expenses for a student living on a n € 177 for a Licence limited budget. n € 245 for a Masters, Financial costs vary enormously from one person to n € 372 for a Doctorate another depending on their status (student, intern n € 584 for an engineering school. or employee) and the course they are following. A student does have certain accommodation and canteen 6 - Student life expenses paid, but they may have more expensive You can join the UVSQ sports association for a € 35 costs for their educational needs. approx. annual fee.

1 - CROUS (regional university centre) accommodation Between € 339 and € 446 a month depending on the university hall of residence and the type of accommodation. Estimated living costs Renting in the private sector: between € 650 and € 750 for a studio flat. Rental prices are generally higher in Paris FOOD SHOPPING LEISURE – OTHER than in the regions. Cost of a loaf of bread: € 0.90 A sandwich: € 3 2 - Food A croissant: € 1 A fast-food menu: € 6.50 € € A monthly food budget is between 150 and 250 A litre of milk: € 0.90 A restaurant meal: between € € a month. € 15 and 25 € A bottle of fizzy drink: 1.50 A meal voucher costs 3.00 in our university canteens. A coffee: around € 1.20 A packet of coffee: € 3 A litre of petrol: € 1.50 3 - Transports 1kg of rice: € 1.30 € € A CD: € 20 A monthly travel card costs between 56 and 150 500g of pasta: € 1 depending on where you live. Imagine R card holders are A telephone card: € 7 6 eggs: € 1.50 entitled to up to 50% reduction on the cost of a travel 1 hour of mobile phone € card. Butter: 1.70 for 250g calls: € 20 € 4 yoghourts: 1.70 A stamp: € 0.60 4 - Healthcare A soft drink: € 3.90 € The minimum payment to be entitled to Social Security A newspaper: 1 € is € 203 for the academic year 2011-2012. There is A packet of biscuits: 1.50 A cinema ticket: € 10 additional non-compulsory insurance available for € 13 1kg of oranges: € 2.50 to € 300 a year depending on the cover selected. 1kg of apples: € 2.60 Preparing your arrival n Obtaining or renewing your resident permit (carte de séjour) n Accommodation n Social security n Banking services n Multiservice Area OBTAINING OR RENEWING YOUR RESIDENT’S PERMIT (CARTE DE SÉJOUR)

Any foreign student coming to France to study for You may carry out these procedures via the different more than three months must apply for a ”student ” University DVE offices. resident permit. This permit is obligatory. This “older” visa concerns Algerian citizens, people applying for family reunion visa, people allowed to a full residence permit, to a temporary residence permit with FIRST APPLICATION the specific mention “salarié en mission, competences et talents” and seasonal workers. On 1 June 2009 a new procedure (decree no.2009-477 of 27/04/09) came into effect. It applies to any foreign citizens in possession of a “student” visa longer than 3 months. RENEWAL

1 - If you hold a new visa: n If you are staying in the Yvelines in France, you must All foreign students registered at UVSQ are concerned apply to the DVE. irrespective of where they are staying in France. As soon n If you are staying outside the Yvelines, you must contact as you arrive in France, you must hand in the following the prefecture for your place of stay. to the Student Directorate (DVE - Direction de la vie étudiante): For all these procedure, you may contact the different n the attestation request form which you will have been University DVE offices. given at the French consulate, n a copy of your passport, n UFR Sciences sociales - IEC - ISM - ILEI n an information form available at the DVE. 47, boulevard Vauban You may obtain a “longstay” visa with which the Tél: +33 1 39 25 50 49 application for a resident permit is no longer compulsory. Fax: +33 1 39 25 56 94 This visa, which have to be validated by the Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration (OFII) within 3 months n UFR DES SCIENCES following your arrival in France, entitle you to the same 45, avenue des États Unis rights than the resident permit it replaces. 78000 Versailles Tél: +33 1 39 25 45 40 Fax: + 33 1 39 25 44 37 2 - If you hold an older visa: When you arrive in France you must do the following n Faculté de droit et science politique within three weeks: 3, rue de la Division Leclerc 78280 Guyancourt n If you are staying in the Yvelines in France, you must Tél: +33 1 39 25 52 02 apply to the DVE. Fax: + 33 1 39 25 52 04 n If you are staying outside the Yvelines, you must contact the prefecture for your place of stay. STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION, DOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED FOR YOUR INITIAL APPLICATION

n Valid passport with a long stay visa, n student card, n proof of address, n 3 to 5 recent and identical passport photos (35x45mm) (head not covered, forward facing on a light background), n birth certificate and/or marriage certificate translated into French by a sworn French translator, n evidence of adequate financial means (at least € 430 a month for undergraduate and masters students, € 536 STUDENTS FROM THE EUROPEAN for doctoral students), UNION, A COUNTRY IN THE n a social security attestation for the length of your EUROPEAN ECONOMIC SPACE proposed stay, OR SWITZERLAND n 1 stamped 16.2cmx10.4cm envelope with your last name, first name and full address, n If you are a European Union, European Economic Area n you must also fill in a medical examination application. or Swiss citizen, you no longer need a resident permit This application form is issued by the DVE or the as per article 14 of Law no. 2003-1119 of 26 November prefecture who will send it to the OFII (Office français 2003. de l’immigration et de l’intégration). You will then be You may stay in France as long as you are in possession summoned by the OFII. of a valid passport or national identity card. n If you are from a country which joined the European Union on 1 May 2004 or 1 January 2007 (Estonia, Please note: You must bring with you the original Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, documents and a photocopy of each to the Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria) you must hold a visa prefecture. only if you wish to work. In this case you must visit the prefecture with your employment contract or letter of appointment. n If you are staying in the Yvelines, the Student Directorate (DVE – Direction de la vie étudiante) will handle this request. ACCOMMODATION

STUDENT RESIDENCES

Résidence « Blaise Pascal » 3-7, place Wicklow - 78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux 18 m² to 36m² studios from € 426 to € 702. (Front desk or caretaker – supervised parking - laundry - furnished).

Résidence « Le Jardin des sciences » 31, boulevard Vauban - 78280 Guyancourt 15 m² studios: € 375. The DVE and DRI (Direction des relations 18 m² studios: from € 473 to € 528. internationales - International Relations Office) in a 25 m² studios: € 505. common desire to welcome foreign students would like to present you different types of accommodation Résidence « René Cassin » detailed in this brochure. 3, rue Jacques Duclos - 78280 Guyancourt 15 m² studios with shared kitchen: € 217. 1 - University halls of residence: 22 m² studios: € 293. € Located on campus or in the town, they are managed by 33 m² two-storey studios: 408. CROUS. It is very difficult to get a place in a university hall of residence. These places are reserved for those with scholarships, with priority given to Boursiers du CROUS residences (for exchange students) Gouvernement français (BGF – French Government grant-holders) among foreign students. The DRI also has Résidence « Vauban » university rooms reserved solely for students on exchange 1, boulevard d’Alembert - 78280 Guyancourt € programmes. Studios F1 from 418. Shared flat: - Room A: € 357, 2 - Student residences: ARPEJ Association - Room B: € 339. These private residences for students are located around the different UVSQ sites. Résidence « Jean Baptiste Lamarck » 1, rue du Théâtre - 78990 Élancourt 3 - Private low rent residences 11.5 m² to 13m² studios from € 344. 13.5 m² to 16.5m² studios from € 366. UVSQ has a few reserved rooms which are very much in demand. It is advisable to lodge an application from the Résidence « Saint-Cloud » month of April in your year of arrival. 2, avenue Pozzo Di Borgo - 92210 Saint-Cloud Studios: € 446. 4 - Private accommodation Each year the DVE and DRI have more than 50 different rooms on offer. ARPEJ ASSOCIATION RESIDENCES

UVSQ is an ARPEJ partner which means that students registered at UVSQ have a priority for housing applications.

Résidence « La Cybéle » Résidence « Millénium » 26, rue Robert Surcouf - 78280 Voisins-le-Bretonneux. 9 place de l’Europe - 78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay. Registration fee of € 180. Registration fee of € 180. Studios with main room and kitchenette space (sink, hot Studios with main room and kitchenette space (sink, hot plates, fridge, cupboards) and a separate bathroom (sink plates, fridge, cupboards) and a separate bathroom (sink with cupboard, shower, WC) and equipped with a 90 cm x with cupboard, shower, WC) and equipped with a 90 cm x 200 cm bed. 200 cm bed. 18.70 m² to 20 m² studios: from € 355.25 to € 384.91 a From 20 m² to 22 m² studios: from € 460.50 to € 535 a month all inclusive + deposit from € 183.83 to € 196.61. month all inclusive + deposit from € 240.47 to € 313.99. 36 m² studios: € 474.56 a month all inclusive + deposit of 28 m² studios: € 576.02 + deposit of € 333.77. € 255.65. Résidence « Campuséo » Résidence « Henry Langlois » 12 rue des Frères Caudron - 78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay. 13, rue Jacques Tati - 78390 Bois d’Arcy. Registration fee of € 180. Registration fee of € 200. Studios with main room and kitchenette space (sink, hot Studios with main room and kitchenette space (sink, hot plates, fridge, cupboards) and a separate bathroom (sink plates, fridge, cupboards) and a separate bathroom (sink with cupboard, shower, WC) and equipped with a 90 cm x with cupboard, shower, WC) and equipped with a 90 cm x 200 cm bed. 200 cm bed. 20 m² studios: € 495.18 a month all inclusive + deposit of 18.21 m² to 21m² studios: from € 381 to € 453 + deposit € 275.65 from € 183 to € 200. 24 m² studios: € 521.50 a month all inclusive + deposit of 24 m² to 25 m² studios: from € 411 to € 481 + deposit of € 300.50 € 182.72 or more.

Résidence « Victor Guerreau » 5, rue Paul Dautier - 78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay. Please note: prices may rise by 2% approx. Registration fee of € 180. from 1 July 2011. Studios with main room and kitchenette space (sink, hot plates, fridge, cupboards) and a separate bathroom (sink with cupboard, shower, WC) and equipped with a 90 cm x 200 cm bed. 18.55 m² studios: from € 390.96 to € 413.36 a month all inclusive + deposit from € 178.44 to € 200. 25.20 m² studios: from € 432.86 to € 455.69 a month all inclusive + deposit from € 209.88 to € 232.71. WHO SHOULD YOU CONTACT? SOCIAL SECURITY For more information on accommodation, please contact:

CROUS de Versailles For students holding a scholarship from the French Government (Registration on line on the CROUS website between 15 January and 30 April of each year) University residences 145 bis, bd de la Reine B.P. 563 78005 VERSAILLES cedex Tél: +33 (0)1 39 24 52 37 Website: www.crous-versailles.fr

La DVE - Direction de la vie étudiante – Student Directorate ARPEJ Association/Private low cost accommodation/ 47 bd Vauban - 78280 GUYANCOURT Email address: [email protected] Tel: +33 (0)1 39 25 50 49 Fax: +33 (0)1 39 25 56 94 Students from the European Union, the European Economic The DRI – Direction des relations Area or Switzerland internationales - International Relations Office If you are registered on your country’s social security For students coming to study at UVSQ for an exchange scheme, you are not required to register to the French programme: social security student scheme. In this case, you must Email address: [email protected] have your European healthcare insurance card issued Tel: +33 (0)1 39 25 58 21 by the health service in your country of origin. Your card Fax: +33 (0)1 39 25 51 35 must be valid for the entire academic year. You must contact the Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (CPAM) international relations department for the area where you will be staying with your European healthcare insurance card, proof of your bank account in France (RIB) and your student card.

If you are unable to provide your European healthcare insurance card, you must register for the french social security student scheme. STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION

1 - Students on an exchange programme aged less than 28 years If you are a student from Quebec coming to UVSQ on an exchange programme, you must obtain an SE401Q106 form with you before you arrive in France. Otherwise, you must obtain a certificate from your country of origin which proves that you are entitled to valid social insurance for the entirety of your stay in France.

2 - Students not on an exchange programme aged less than 28 years You must subscribe to the social security student scheme but for this you must fulfil two conditions: n be aged less than 28 years on 1 October of the current academic year, n be registered in a higher education establishment approved by social security. Subscription to student social security occurs at the same time as you register in your study establishment. An annual contribution of e203 (rate for 2011/2012) must be paid to one of the two student healthcare insurance companies which manage the student healthcare insurance system: n LMDE (La mutuelle des étudiants) Académie de Versailles 41, boulevard Vauban - 78280 Guyancourt www.lmde.com n SMEREP (Société mutualiste des étudiants de région parisienne) Centre 617 16, boulevard du général Leclerc 92115 Clichy Cedex +33(0)1 56 54 36 34 - www.smerep.fr

3 - Students aged more than 28 years If you do not have social cover for another reason (worker in employment for example) and if you reside in France on a stable basis, you are entitled to basic CMU (Couverture maladie universelle - Universal Healthcare Cover) For this you must request an application form from the CPAM (Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie) where you live. COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE SUMPPS: SERVICE UNIVERSITAIRE INSURANCE IS OPTIONAL BUT DE MÉDECINE PRÉVENTIVE ET STRONGLY RECOMMENDED DE PROMOTION DE LA SANTÉ – UNIVERSITY PREVENTIVE MEDECINE Social security is a basic social cover: it only entitles you to reimbursement for part of your medical expenses AND HEALTH PROMOTION (doctor, dentist, medicine, hospitalisation etc...). It is DEPARTMENT therefore advisable to subscribe to a complementary insurance which will make up the rest of the reimbursement To come and study at UVSQ, you must bring with your which social security does not cover. health booklet or list of vaccinations that you had when you were a child; in particular tuberculosis (BCG) and DTP n If you take out student healthcare insurance: you can (diptheria, tetanus and polio). obtain preferential student rates which are particularly During the university year, you will be summoned to the reasonable from the organisation you subscribe to: medical department for a vaccination check-up. LMDE or SMEREP. Being vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself and € € Annual contributions are from around 16 to 552 considerably reduce the risk of illness, and enable you to depending on the treatment. study in the best conditions. For additional information, please visit the university Couverture maladie universelle complémentaire (CMU website: www.uvsq.fr (student portal, practical life/ complémentaire or complementary universal healthcare healthcare section) cover): Depending on your income (less than € 587.16 for € a single person or less than 880.75 for two people), you UFR DES SCIENCES may be entitled to ‘CMU complémentaire’. Buffon building in Versailles It is free and enables you to have treatment without Emergency mobile number : +33 6.60.30.20.14 paying. n If you live in France on a stable basis, you must ask for Faculté de droit et science politique an application form from the Caisse primaire d’assurance UFR Sciences sociales - IEC - ISM - ILEI maladie (CPAM) where you live. d’Alembert building, 1st floor Emergency mobile number +33 6.60.30.20.13

IUT de Vélizy Garros building, basement Emergency mobile number +33 6.63.52.96.26

IUT de Rambouillet Main building Emergency mobile number +33 6.63.52.96.26

And also: Emergency numbers from a mobile: 112 Ambulance: 15 Fire department: 18 Police: 17 BANKING SERVICES CRéDIT LYONNAIS SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE Special partnership banking services lcl – University Société Générale special offer for uvsq students € 80 BONUS when you open an account* Offer valid from 2 May 2011 to 10 November 2011 € 60 bonus when you open a checking account(1) € (2) € 40 Bonus when you open an account + 20 bonus when you open a savings account + Jazz for under 25s: your basic means of payment(3) n International payment card including ISIC card (student card for just € 1 per year for 3 years which gives discounts in France and abroad),for e 1 the first year and the 2nd one HOME INSURANCE (4) e n 400 authorised monthly overdraft with no bank charges € 1 the 1st year n Free LCL Interactif and LCL Avertis services What can it do for you ? n n Back to Study advance of e 1,000 at 0% Protect your n Protect your favourite belongings n Study loan solution at a 2.40% rate excluding insurance n Provide peace of mind, every day and when you travel n Mini-accommodation insurance + Theft option or Sécurilion n It is mandatory (payment method insurance) for e 1 the first year and e 36 Home Insurance offers: the 2nd one n Protection for your belongings (IT, video and stereo equipment) n Civil Liability coverage all year in France and for 3 months MORE GIFTS WITH LCL abroad n Free subscription to youth benefit scheme, where you can get two gift vouchers worth e 40 minimum + if you introduce Send an email to reserve your account another customer to us, an additional e 20 gift voucher before you arrive in France(5) Attach a copy of your: n Passport or ID IMPORTANT : To open an account you must bring a photocopy of n Certificate of studies both sides of your identity card or passport, proof of address and n Proof of housing your student card. For more information: LE CRéDIT LYONNAIS Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines : [email protected] Email contact to open your account before your arrival: Versailles : [email protected] [email protected] 2 Societe Generale branches close to your campus: n VERSAILLES : Versailles Montreuil - 28, rue de Montreuil 78000 Versailles - France - Tél. : + 33 1 39 51 24 45 n SAINT QUENTIN EN YVELINES : Montigny Centre 2 boulevard Vauban 78180 Montigny-Le-Bretonneux - France Tél. : +33 1 30 96 12 70

Special offer which cannot be combined with other Societe Generale offers, reserved for UVSQ students ages 16 to 24, valid until 1/10/2011 for opening an initial checking account in Societe Generale’s southern Yvelines branches, subject to approval of the application by the branch. (1) € 30 deposited in your account when you open it and € 30 deposited after 6 months on the condition that there are at least 5 operations per month on the account for 6 months. Annual reimbursement of your Jazz for under 25s package, subject to presentation of your valid student card on the anniversary of your subscription date. (2) Deposited on your savings account. (3) Jazz for under 25s price after the free period: € 3.55 per month with Vpay Card; € 3.75 with Mastercard or Visa Card, and € 7.4 with Gold card. Prices applicable on 01/03/2011. (4) Offer reserved for 16-24 year-olds. IARD insurance product from Sogessur, assistance product from Mondial Assistance France and legal protection from La Paix, presented by Societe Generale acting as an insurance broker. Financial guarantee and professional civil liability insurance in accordance with articles L530-1 and L530-2 of the French Insurance Code. These companies are governed by the French insurance code and subject to the Autorité de Contrôle des Assurances et des Mutuelles (insurance regulatory body). Offer not available in Corsica, Monaco and the French Overseas Departments and Territories. € 4 per month for under 24s from the second year. (9) Reserved for students and apprentices ages 18 to 24 Ask your Societe Generale branch for more information. Valid until 31/10/11. (5) We must have all the documents mentioned above to open your current account. If one is missing, we will not be able to deliver your debit card and check book in our branches.

L’ESPACE MULTI-SERVICES ÉTUDIANTS – MULTISERVICE AREA

The Multiservice Area proposes a full range of information and services aiming at facilitating the arrival of both French and foreign students. Students will welcome you and answer your questions or help you to find the right person.Y ou will gather information that will help you to fulfill all formalities afterwards. The Multiservice Area will open on 1 September 2011. You will find there information on: n accomodation n job proposals for students n university canteens n transport n resident permits n bank services n docial matters n UVSQ Offices: International Office, Vocational Integration Office, Student Life Office, Languages and International Studies Institute, Office for physical activities and sport.

If you would like more information on: Healthcare, Work, French lessons, University canteens, Transport, Life in France,

please visit our website: www.uvsq.fr Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 55, avenue de Paris 78035 Versailles Cedex - France Tel. +33 (0)1 39 25 40 00