Validating a long-stay visa valid as a residence permit (VLS-TS)
You’ve arrived in France with a VLS-TS, within the 3 months following your arrival, you must validate your visa in order to give it the full value of a residence permit.
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Research policy
Université de Lorraine covers all scientific fields: Science and Technology, Life and Environmental Sciences and Human and Social Sciences, through 60 research units.
Guest postdocs and researchers
The Welcome@Lorraine program provides international researchers hosted by LUE’s local partners with “VIP” assistance for stays of at least 3 months.
Taxes in France for PhD students and researchers
You’ve received a salary in France, paid by a French organization, you engage in a professional activity, salaried or otherwise, and France is your country of residence (for more than 183 days a year): then you must submit a tax return to the French tax authorities every year.
Opening a bank account for researchers
Find basic information and the list of documents you’ll need to open a bank account in France here.
Translating your administrative documents
Many French public services, such as the Préfecture, will request translations of your official documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, etc). Here are lists of sworn translators.
Complementary or mutual health insurance for researchers
In France, Assurance Maladie (Health Insurance aka Social Security) doesn’t reimburse all your healthcare costs. Complementary (or mutual) health insurance covers the remaining costs to be met by the policy holder.
Health Insurance for PhD students and researchers
In France, Health Insurance is mandatory and free for students. Also called “Sécurité Sociale”, this public service covers a percentage of your healthcare costs.
Validating a long-stay visa valid as a residence permit for PhD students & researchers
You’ve arrived in France with a VLS-TS; within the 3 months following your arrival, you must validate your visa in order to give it the full value of a residence permit, i.e. so that it will give you the same rights
Residence Permits for PhD students & researchers
If you’re a citizen of a NON-EU country, the residence permit is mandatory.
Once you’re in France, depending on the type of visa you’ve been issued, you must carry out residence formalities in order to be authorized to live in the country with “Student” or “Researcher Talent Passport” status.