Since November 1, 2016, French consular authorities have been required to give the reasons for their decisions to refuse visas for foreign students. In the event that you have received a refusal of a long-stay visa to France, you have the right to file an appeal without charge.
You received a Refusal of student visa in France and you see your study project in France falling apart? Deal with this fate by considering applying for a student visa to the French consular authorities in your country of residence. By asking them to review their decision, maybe you can finally get your France student visa and make your dream of studying in France come true. Of course, you will first have to follow the procedure on your Campus France account.
When you apply for your student visa at the French Consulate in your country, the consular authorities process your file and issue an opinion (favorable or unfavorable) depending on the reliability and importance of the documents constituting your file in the justification of your study project in France.
The decision to refuse a visa can be either expressive or implicit. The visa refusal decision is expressive if you receive a written visa refusal notification from the Consulate. On the other hand, the decision to refuse a visa is implicit if you do not receive a response within two months of submitting your application.
There are various types of student visa denials in France. In this article we review all the reasons for refusing a visa in France. So you can avoid a potential visa refusal.
The Reason 1 for refusing a visa is the following:”the travel document presented is false/falsified”.
Reason 1 for refusing a visa means that the consular services considered that your ticket (your plane ticket) or your passport is not valid or authentic.
To avoid this reason, you must present an authentic passport and not falsify your documents for your application for a study visa in France. There is no recourse against this ground unless it is proven that it was a mistake.
The Reason 2 for refusing a visa in France :”you have not provided proof that you have sufficient means of subsistence for the duration of the intended stay or of means for returning to the country of origin or residence, or for transit to a third country in which your admission is guaranteed, or you are not in a position to acquire these means legally”.
This means that the consular services considered that you did not have sufficient resources for your visit to France. In other words, you do not have enough cash to insure your daily life in France during your stay. Find out about the Cost of living by city in France.
To avoid reason 2 for refusing a study visa for France, you must therefore have the minimum sum of €7,380, or €615 minimum each month for a year and then, you must provide supporting documents. You must therefore have a reliable document such asIRREVOCABLE TRANSFER CERTIFICATE (AVI).
The Reason 3 for refusing a student visa in France is:”You did not justify your admission to a higher education institution or a vocational training organization to follow a course of studies”.
Reason 3 for refusing a visa means that the consular services considered that you did not give enough explanations about the reasons for your visit to France, that the reasons for your request are unclear and that, based on the elements provided alone, your stay in France is not justified.
To avoid this reason, it is necessary to provide registration to a recognized educational organization in France and to have verified beforehand that it was an authorized establishment Or a PRIOR REGISTRATION AGREEMENT (API) for countries with an EEF procedure.
The Reason 4 for refusing a visa in France :”You did not present sufficient information to enable the consular authority to ensure that your stay in France for study purposes would not be abusive.”.
This means that despite the validation of Campus France, the embassy cannot find your reliable study file.
To avoid reason 4, you must ensure the overall consistency of your file. You must also respect the registration deadlines. In the event of a visa refusal, you can file an appeal to prove the coherence of your study and professional project and attach an authorization to enroll or arrive late (in case the deadline has passed).
The Reason 5 for refusing a visa is:”the information provided to justify the purpose and conditions of the intended stay is incomplete and/or not reliable”.
This means that the consular services considered that you did not provide documents verifiably attesting to the conditions of your stay and the reason for it. This is a vague reason for refusal that results from a concrete assessment of your request. The documents provided are insufficiently substantiated and verifiable. For example, a admission to a university in France maybe a valid reason.
To avoid reason 5, you must not only prove the availability of your financial resources, but also be able to justify the accommodation during your stay in France. In case of refusal for this reason, you must file again by adding the missing supporting documents. Be careful not to exceed the deadline or otherwise add a late registration authorization.
The Reason 6 for visa refusal is:”You are the subject of a measure prohibiting you from returning to French territory”.
This means that the consular services considered that you represent a danger to security and safety on the national territory.
The Reason 7 for visa refusal is:”You present a risk of threat to public police/public safety/public health”.
This means that the consular services considered that you represent a danger to security and safety on the national territory. You have probably been reported by a member country of the Schengen area other than France.
”You have already stayed in the territory of the Member States for more than three months during the current period of six months, based on the issuance of a uniform visa or a visa with limited territorial validity”.
This means that consular services have considered that you have already stayed in France or in a Member State during the last six months. If this is not the case, we can help you through our recourse models to challenge this administrative error. If this is the case, you must wait six months after your return to apply for a new short-stay visa. However, you can apply for a long-stay student visa.
”You have not presented evidence that you have adequate and valid travel health insurance”.
This means that consular services considered that you did not provide student visa documents to prove that your health and repatriation expenses are covered by an insurance company. Through our recourse models, we can help you challenge this reason for refusal. If not, you can opt for student insurance.
”Your desire to leave the territory of the Member States before the expiry of the visa could not be established”
This means that consular services have considered that you may intend to remain in France when your visa expires. The documents provided do not sufficiently show your attachment to your country of origin and your certain desire to return. We can help you create a complete file justifying the purpose of your stay and to contest this reason for refusal.
A student who has been refused a valid visa student residence permit has the right to file a free appeal with the Consul of France which will allow him to know the reasons why a refusal was pronounced and thus request a review of the decision. An ex gratia appeal must be filed within two months of receiving the negative opinion from the Consulate.
In case of refusal, it is possible to issue a Letter of appeal for visa refusal. It should be a registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt explaining the reasons why the visa application was made and the list of attachments to strengthen the request.
You can also attach a copy of the first rejected request.
A second chance to get your visa to study in France therefore exists! It is necessary to contest the refusal of a visa and pay attention to:
Whether it is a letter of appeal for a refusal of a long-stay visa or a letter of appeal for a refusal of a short-term visa, they must take into account the points explained above.
After you have made your request for an ex gratia remedy and the outcome is still the same, you still have a solution. You have the option of appealing to the Appeals Commission against decisions to refuse a visa to enter France (CRRV). This procedure is a mandatory prerequisite before any appeal to an administrative judge. It must take place within two months and if you have not received a response within this period, you must consider your request as rejected. Indeed, your appeal may be rejected expressly (by written notification) or implicitly (by not responding to you within two months).
The CRRV can be seized by yourself, by your lawyer or by a member of your family. Your request, written in French, must be sent by post to the following address:
You can file a complaint with the CRRV by yourself, by a family member or by your lawyer. This request must be written in French and must be sent by post to this following address:
Commission of appeal against decisions refusing entry visas to France
BP 83609
44036 NANTES Cedex 01
The Appeals Board against Visa Refusal Decisions may recommend to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Interior to grant you your visa. It may also dismiss your appeal expressly (by written notice) or implicitly (by not responding to you within two months).
La Commission of Appeal against decisions to refuse entry visas into France can recommend that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Interior issue you with your visa.
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