Prior to coming to Paris

Important documents

You will need to bring with you a certain number of documents which are necessary for the various administrative procedures – registration with the Police, with the Institute, to rent an apartment, to open a bank account, etc.

Do not forget to bring with you:

• Your passport or birth certificate
• Your visa if applicable (valid for the entire length of your stay in France)
• Proof of registration in your home university/school
• Proof that required fees have been paid to your home university/school
• Proof of health and social security cover, of vaccinations and of compliance with any other relevant health requirement (depending on country)
• The Social Security E 111 or E128 form for Nationals of the European Union
• Declaration of financial support or proof of sufficient funding (a photocopy of one of your parents' recent pay slips will do fine)
• 10 or more recent passport-size photos (full face, bare-headed, clear background)

For the case of loss or theft, photocopy all your important documents.

Useful addresses

Before leaving home, make a list of addresses and telephone numbers of people and organisations which may be useful for you on arrival in France, in case of any administrative or health problem:

• Your Embassy and Consulate in Paris
• Your future ParisTech institute
• Friends or relatives

Paris Youth Hostels:

• Le d'Artagnan, 80 rue de Vitruve, 75020 Paris, Métro "Porte de Bagnolet" (line 3), Tel. 33 (0)1 40 32 34 56
• Clichy, 107 rue Martre, 92110 Clichy, Métro "Mairie de Clichy" (line 13), Tel. 33 (0)1 41 27 26 90
• Jules Ferry, 8 boulevard Jules Ferry, 75011 Paris, Métro "République" (lines 3, 5, 8, 9 et 11), Tel. 33 (0)1 43 57 55 60

(For more information: www.fuaj.org or www.pariserve.tm.fr)

Centre d’Information et de Documentation pour la Jeunesse (CIDJ)

101 quai Branly - 75740 Paris cedex 15
Tel. 33 (0)1 44 49 12 00
Web site: www.cidj.asso.fr