How to Check the Status of Your France Student Visa?

It is obvious that students develop anxiety over knowing the status of their French student visa application. Since the introduction of "Études en France", students now remain in a constant dilemma about where and how to track the status of a French student visa. This article sheds light on simple ways to do just the same. 

Many a times it has been observed that students didn’t get their visas approved even though they have received a confirmation of admission from their host university. This means that getting a university’s admission acceptance offer is not sufficient. The long race of getting admitted and starting your journey of studying abroad requires you to go 1 step further, i.e. securing a student visa. In this article, we will guide you - how to check the status of your French Student Visa. 

Tracking Your France Student Visa Status

Since one can submit their French visa application at a nearby visa centre in their home country, the status of their application can be known from the same. This is because your French student visa request is monitored at the same visa centre where you submitted your application. You can visit the visa centre or check online the status; however, via any of these services, you cannot get to know whether or not you will be granted a visa. 

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France Visa Application Centre in India

Since in India, there are VFS Global visa application centres in India, you can check the status of your France student visa application either via email, SMS or online. 

It must be noted that the agents at VFS Global Visa Centre have no authorisation to share information on your passport issuance via calls. Hence, it was advised to check the status of your application by the suggested ways only, as no information will be provided on the phone to protect the privacy of the applicant. 

Also Read: Student Guide to study in France

How to Check France Student Visa Status?

There are three ways to track your French visa application:

1. By Email: You will receive an email when your passport is returned to the VFS Global Visa Application Centre. Make sure you enter only the valid email ID that you are currently using in your visa application, as the information on results will be shared over the same email.
2. By SMS: If this service is available at your visa centre, you can opt for SMS notifications on the processing of your visa application.
3. Online: Visit the website https://www.vfsvisaonline.com/Global-Passporttracking/Track and follow the steps given below.

• • Enter your unique VFS Reference Number, allotted to you at the time of visa application. 

• • Enter your “last” name

• • Fill in the Captcha.

How to Collect Your Passport?

The visa centre asks you to collect your passport once your French student visa application is processed. Only the main visa applicants or the person authorised by them can visit the visa centre to collect the passport. Any third party won’t be allowed for this purpose. If you or the person authorised by you cannot visit the visa centre for the collection of your passport, you can request a courier service for the delivery of your passport to your home or office address. Note that this service costs INR 300. 

This was all about France visa tracking in India for students. If you have any doubts, feel free to drop your queries in the comments below. 

You can also book a free counselling session with Shiksha’s Counselling Services to get a clear picture of the complete process of studying in France.