Residence permit

The Maison Internationale (Cité Scientifique) is the first point of contact for residence permits: https: //international.univ-lille.fr/maison-internationale/demarches-et-infos-pratiques/formalites-dentree-et-de-sejour/

For greater efficiency, doctoral students are advised to contact the Maison Internationale by e-mail at maison-internationale(a)univ-lille.fr, or titredesejour(a)univ-lille. fr, specifying for the first contact :

the student number
residence permit (plastic card)
and/or receipt
and/or the visa (with the visa validation confirmation including the foreign number starting with 99)

Download the guide to supporting documents

The Maison Internationale can also be contacted by telephone on 03.20.43.44.07 from Monday to Friday

For students in exile - asylum seekers, recognised refugees, beneficiaries of international protection, etc. - the DD&RS can be contacted when they are faced with major difficulties that the International House cannot help with: etudiants-en-exil(a)univ-lille.fr

The scientific-researcher residence permit

To benefit from a doctoral contract as a foreign national, you need to apply for an appropriate residence permit: the scientist-researcher residence permit
The Convention d'Accueil is the only official document that proves your status as a scientist-researcher in France and authorises you to carry out higher education and/or research activities there.

Reception agreements and "Passeport Talent" residence permits for researchers are managed by :

Teachers/BIATSS department: Only for staff under contract with the University of Lille (contract doctoral students, ATERs, contract agents, post-doctoral students, etc.) and tenured teacher-researchers.

Contact: Nicolas DETOURNE
@: nicolas.detourne(a)univ-lille.fr

If you are coming to France from abroad to do your doctorate at U Lille/Centrale Lille/IMT Nord Europe for a short or long stay, you will need a visa to enter the country.

Visit the official visa website for France: FranceVisas : you'll find all the information you need to prepare for your doctoral studies in France
If your stay in France is for a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 4 years, you should apply for a long-stay visa with a "talent passport" - researcher.

If you come from abroad (except for citizens of a European country or Algeria) and wish to work in France for more than 3 months, you can apply for a multiannual residence permit (carte de séjour pluriannuelle passeport talent). This card is issued in a number of situations (see the Service Public website). It is valid for a maximum of 4 years and is renewable
If you are from Algeria, more information is available on the Service Public website
The visa and residence permit are documents proving that you are legally resident in France

Under French law, you must carry them with you and renew your residence permit in good time, otherwise you will be in breach of the law

Further information is available on the website of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation

Digital administration for foreigners in France (ANEF)

Its aim is to dematerialise the procedures for foreign nationals staying in France
Go to the ANEF platform, in the category ‘I am renewing a residence permit’
This step must be taken between the 4th and 2nd month before the expiry of the residence permit (For example, if your permit expires on 15 August, you must apply between 15 April and 14 June).

Situation 1: I don't yet have my 2024-2025 education certificate...

Submit your application on ANEF anyway.

To submit it correctly:

In addition to the documents requested, in the ‘Results’ category, provide a certificate specifying the date on which the results for your 2023-2024 year were announced
If you do not have this certificate, ask your teaching secretariat for it
In the ‘For the attention of the administration’ section, specify that you are requesting a certificate of extension of rights to finish the academic year

You will then receive an attestation de prolongation de droits (certificate of extension of rights), which will allow you to stay in France for a further three months, while you wait for your certificat de scolarité (2024-2025) and your results for the current year (2023-2024)

Your application will not be processed until you have provided these documents

Situation 2: I've received my school-leaving certificate!

As soon as you have received your 2024-2025 school leaving certificate, contact Maison Internationale.

My renewal application is reactivated

When the Préfecture receives the message from the Maison Internationale, your application will be reactivated: you will receive a message on your ANEF account
You will then need to send your 2024-2025 school certificate and your 2023-2024 results as soon as possible!
In addition, if necessary, your certificate of extension of rights will be renewed until you receive your new residence permit