Transcript predeparture_2012_1st_part

Pre-Departure
Orientation Session
2 July 2012, New Delhi
New Delhi | 02 July 2012
Mumbai | 09 July 2012
Chennai | 12 July 2012
Chandigarh | 07 July 2012
Pune | 10 July 2012
Hyderabad | 13 July 2012
Ahmedabad | 08 July 2012
Kolkata | 11 July 2012
Bangalore | 16 July 2012
Embassy of France in India
Campus France
&
Alliance Française de Delhi
Welcomes
Scholarship awardees 2012
In partnership with
COX & KINGS
Pre-Departure
Orientation Session 2012
• France and the EU –
Geography, Economy,
Politics
• Departure
 Visa
 Budgeting
 Packing
• Arrival in France
• Living in France – Lifestyle
as an Indian
Pre-Departure
Orientation Session 2012
GEOGRAPHY
 Second largest country
in Europe
 65 million people
 Cool winters and mild
summers, but mild
winters and hot
summers along the
Mediterranean
 Coastline: 3 427 km
(metropolitan)
Pre-Departure
Orientation Session 2012
ECONOMY
 World's 5th and Europe's 2nd
largest economy by GDP
Leading Industries:
 Telecommunication
 Defense & Aerospace
 Ship building
 Pharmaceuticals
 Construction
 Chemicals
 Textiles
 Automobile
 Luxury products
Pre-Departure
Orientation Session 2012
ECONOMY
 39 of the 500 biggest companies of the
world
 World's second largest agricultural exporter
 1/3 of all agricultural land within the EU
 World's # 1 tourist destination
(79.5 million international tourists in 2011)
 Paris – most visited city in the world
 World's 18th country by GDP per capita
(IMF, 2011)
Pre-Departure
Orientation Session 2012
Long Stay Student Visa
 Visa type: « Visa long séjour valant titre de
séjour » ~VLS/TS catégorie D~
After Arrival in France:
 OFII immigration Form to be sent to the Préfecture
(within 3 months of arrival in France)
 Medical exam at local OFII center
 OFII Stamp on your passport
After this, the visa allows to:
 Travel in European Union Territory
 Work up to 20 hours per week (to help you a bit to
finance your stay)
Renewal:
after one year, Titre de Sejour to be applied for
Visa
OFII Stamp
Pre-Departure
Orientation Session 2012
Renewal of VISA
( for 2nd year of Study)
 Instead of Visa, student needs
« Titre de Sejour Temporaire »
3 months before expiry of Visa:
 Contact local “Prefecture” for Renewal
Prefecture provides:
 « Récépissé » Receipt of Application for
Temporary Titre de Sejour
 Récépissé + Passport = Valid to travel from
France to India
Titre de Sejour Temporaire
Récépissé
Pre-Departure
Orientation Session 2012
Stay beyond academic year
(after finishing 2nd year Masters)
 Request “Prefecture” for
« Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour (APS) »
 APS is valid for 6 months beyond “Titre
de Sejour”
 Can be applied only 4 months before
expiry of “Titre de Sejour”
 Student must sign a bond declaring:
“they will go back to country of origin if
no job contract is acquired in these 6
months.”
Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour
(APS)