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The minimum resources required of international students rise from €615 to €877.50 a month for applications filed since 1 August 2026. Calculation, timing, renewals and what it means for families: what you need to know.
Espero AKPOLI
11 Sept 2026
Since 1 July 2026, non-European students who do not hold a means-tested grant can no longer receive the APL, unless they work or are on a work-study contract. Who is affected, which exceptions apply, what happens to existing recipients and how to balance your housing budget without the aid.
Espero AKPOLI
11 Sept 2026
Arrived in France on a student visa? You have three months to validate your VLS-TS on the ANEF website. What to have at hand, the fee, the confirmation you receive, what happens if you are late and how to prepare the renewal.
Espero AKPOLI
11 Sept 2026
In the city where you're going to study, compatriots have already been through the application, the interview, the housing search and the first month. How to find them and write to them before you leave, what they can really offer, and the safety rules you must never forget.
Espero AKPOLI
11 Sept 2026
Most guides stop at the visa. This one follows the student to their first week in France: Études en France file, interview, answers, resources, visa, housing, VLS-TS and community, in seven stages.
Espero AKPOLI
11 Sept 2026
The Campus France campaign for the 2027 intake opens on 1 October 2026. DAP and non-DAP deadlines, answers, final choice, visa: what is confirmed, what varies by country, and what to do each month.
Espero AKPOLI
11 Sept 2026
CVEC, enrolment, visa validation, social security, top-up health cover, bank account, insurance, CAF: the week-by-week checklist for an international student's first month in France, with the pitfalls to avoid.
Espero AKPOLI
11 Sept 2026
No template to copy: advisers spot copied texts. A five-step method to link your background, the programme and your career plan, annotated examples (weak version, strong version), the CV and the mistakes to avoid.
Espero AKPOLI
11 Sept 2026
Campus France application fees are only the first line of the budget. Amounts by country taken from official websites, visa, tuition fees, CVEC, VLS-TS validation, the first month on site: every item, with its source.
Espero AKPOLI
11 Sept 2026
