After your arrival in France, you will have to do some administrative procedures to facilitate your everyday life : validation of your visa, opening of a bank account, registration to the health insurance…

Follow this article for guidance concerning the most important administrative procedures.

Validation of visa

It is very important to validate your visa before 3 months of your arrival to France. It is entirely online, and through this website:

https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/

Health insurance in France

CPAM (Caisses Primaires d'Assurance Maladie) is the organisation where students should register for social security benefit.

Registration is done online by the link of AMELI: https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr/#/

Also, check the information about registration process on this link of Campus France: https://www.campusfrance.org/en/registering-to-socialsecurity

For more guidance, you could also visit CPAM of Herault Department at the following address :

CPAM de l’Hérault - Montpellier Gambetta
29 CRS Gambetta,
34000 Montpellier

or

CPAM de l’Hérault - Montpellier Mosson
90 All. Amilcare Calvetti
34080 Montpellier

You can also join them to the following number : 01 84 90 36 46

Please keep in mind that only 70% of the medical cost is covered by the CPAM.

To cover the additional 30% of medical cost, you can either apply for CSS (Complémentaire Santé Solidaire) which can be free of cost depending on your incomes, or take private health insurance.

The CSS is linked to the CPAM, if you want to apply it will be on the same website, once your health insurance account will be created.

For additional health insurance: https://mutuellesante.fr/etudiant/

• Mandatory CVEC fee 

CVEC (Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus) is a national fee that is provided for by the Law on Student Guidance and Success. All students admitted to a French institution of higher education are subject to this fee.

To learn more about the CVEC :

https://www.campusfrance.org/en/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-student-and-campus-life-contribution-cvec

https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/actualites/A15123?lang=en

To pay the CVEC :

https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/?_locale=en

Please note that you will be required to present us your CVEC certificate as soon as possible.