Arrival checklist

Upon arrival in Strasbourg, make sure you sort out the following administrative formalities.

Summary

If you are not employed, you are not required to take any specific steps upon arrival
If you are employed: only Romanian and Bulgarian students who don't hold a French master's degree are required to apply for a temporary worker residence permit.

Supporting documents for Bulgarian and Romanian researchers

passport: pages showing your name, photography and the period of validity
proof of study or student card
proof of adress less than 3 months old (electricity, gaz or phone bill/ tenancy agreement)

If you hold a student visa (CESEDA L313-7): apply for a student residence permit at the AGORA (Esplanade campus) from September to December and at the Préfecture afterwards. You will be required to undergo a medical examination at the ANAEM (National Agency for the Reception of Foreign Persons and Migrants).

If you hold a scientific visa (CESEDA L313-8): apply for a scientific residence permit at the Préfecture. You will be required to undergo a medical examination which will be charged to your employer.

Supporting documents for a scientific residence permit application:

Produce the originals and provide a photocopy of the following documents:
- passport: pages showing your name, photo and period of validity
- your hosting convention signed by your doctoral school's director and the Vice-president in charge of research and doctoral training
- proof of adress less than 3 months old (electricity, gaz or phone bill/ tenancy agreement)
Other documents :
- 3 identical passport photos (3,5 x 4,5 cm)
- a copy of the visa D « CESEDA L313-8 » mentionning « carte de séjour à solliciter »
- a copy of your birth certificate and your husband's or wife's if they are coming with you
- your employment certificate
- the original and a copy of OMI's (International Migrations Office) form on medical check-up support, signed by your hosting institution (University, CNRS, INSERM)