France Student visa - Financial requirements

France-Visas expects a student visa fee of EUR 50 for countries covered by the Etudes en France procedure. If you hold a VLS-TS visa, you also pay a EUR 50 tax after arriving in France and must validate the visa there, so budget EUR 100 in total.

According to France-Visas, students applying for a long-stay visa from 1 August 2026 need to show financial resources of EUR 877.50 per month. This is the visa requirement, not your total yearly spend, so you should still budget for tuition, housing, food, transport and health costs.

No, a balance sheet is not required, since visa authorities want liquid, accessible cash, not overall assets and liabilities. You need three to six months of personal bank statements, a sponsorship letter if applicable, sponsor income proof, and a loan sanction letter covering 877.50 euros a month.

Yes, absolutely. If you study inside Germany or France, you get a built-in post-study window, an eighteen month Job Seeker visa in Germany or twelve months in France, to find a job. With a master's from elsewhere, Germany still offers a six month visa, but France needs sponsorship from abroad.