Paris
Welcome Desk in Paris
Different measures are in place in your city to welcome you.
In partnerships with different institutions, the University of Paris supports you in your procedures and guides you upon your arrival.
Cité internationale Universitaire de Paris (CiuP)
Public
Multi-service reception open to all international students and researchers moving to Paris and Ile-de-France
Proposed services
Multilingual welcome, information, and support for
- accommodation (finding accommodation, housing assistance / CAF, etc.),
- residency permit (in conjunction with the Paris Police Prefecture, Reception Center for International Students and Researchers - CRECI)
- health insurance,
- and any other question related to mobility in Ile-de-France (daily life, learning French ...)
Particular support for
- the dematerialized validation procedure for the Long Stay Visa equivalent to a Residence Permit (VLS-TS),
- the dematerialized procedures for the first requests and renewals of student residence permits and researcher talent passport,
- the housing allowance application files (CAF hotlines)
- health insurance registration procedures (health insurance / CPAM hotlines)
- looking for student and young graduate employment, writing CVs ... (Pôle Emploi)
Partners
Among the partners: CAF, Health Insurance (CPAM), Pôle Emploi, Paris Police Prefecture (CRECI)
Dates and times
du September 11th, 2023 to November 3rd 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Address
Welcome Desk Paris - Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Maison Internationale
17, boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
Transport: RER B Cité Universitaire / Tram T3a
Website: http://welcomedeskparis.fr
Contact
The Welcome Desk team welcomes you on site without an appointment or remotely (access to a chat on http://welcomedeskparis.fr, dedicated mailbox, etc.)
The CAF and CPAM and Pôle emploi partners welcome you by appointment at http://welcomedeskparis.fr
Back-to-school events
Go to http://welcomedeskparis.fr to be informed of the events organized during the Welcome Desk Paris
Further information
Outside this period, a welcome service is provided for students and researchers throughout the year
You are a student?
The acc&ss Paris Center service welcomes students throughout the year, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., by email, videoconference, or by appointment at the offices located at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris.
To write to us or make an appointment on: https://access.ciup.fr/access-paris-centre/
Are you a doctoral student or researcher?
The acc&ss Paris Ile-de-France network, supported by the Île-de-France Region and the City of Paris, connects 4 centers and more than 7 reception offices, all members of the Euraxess network, which is dedicated to reception international doctoral students and researchers.
To find us and contact us: https://access.ciup.fr> your centers
CROUS OF PARIS
Reception structure
The International Service of the Crous de Paris is dedicated to international students from Parisian higher education establishments such as:
- scholarship recipients from the French government or a foreign government
- students participating in interuniversity and Erasmus exchanges
- students out of exchange programs
Proposed services
Throughout the year, the Crous de Paris international service team welcomes, guides and informs international students on various subjects such as financial aid, access to accommodation, social aid and health.
In addition, each year, find the services of the Crous de Paris at the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris at the Welcome Desk which welcomes international students when they return to university. All the information on our website: www.crous-paris.fr
Dates and times
Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Address and contact
International Service - 2nd floor
39 avenue Georges BERNANOS
75005 Paris
Transport: RER B stop Port-Royal
Tel: + 33 (0)1 40 51 37 35
Mail: Fill out the contact form at messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr
INTERNATIONAL WELCOME DESK CERGY CAMPUS
Paris-Seine University
Proposed services
- residence permit and renewal with an agent of the prefecture present on the device
- online validation of the long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit (VLS-TS)
- registration process for Health Insurance
- housing allowance application process
- accommodation information
- tax Information
- youth information
Address and opening hours
Centre Information Jeunesse
1 place des Arts
95000 Cergy
Phone: 01 34 41 67 67
Open from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday
WELCOME DESK - PARIS SCIENCES & LETTRES
Public
Are you an international student or researcher and do you have a multitude of questions about Parisian life, the functioning of Université PSL and the administrative formalities awaiting you? The PSL Welcome Desk is there to guide and advise you on settling in Paris quickly and with complete peace of mind.
Proposed services
The PSL University Welcome Desk welcomes and supports all international PSL students and researchers.
Although each public has specificities, the general missions of the Welcome Desk are:
Help, advise and guide you through administrative procedures to facilitate arrival and life in Paris and PSL.
Contribute to socio-cultural integration.
Listen and refer to the relevant departments when the Welcome Desk cannot respond to requests suche as:
- The necessary administrative procedures before arrival in France and during the stay;
- Validation and renewal of the residence permit;
- Registration with the French Health Insurance;
- Finding accommodation;
- Insurance and opening a bank account;
- The file to apply for CAF allowances (such as housing assistance);
- Access to the offer of French as a foreign language (FLE);
- Integration into Parisian and university life (associative life, sponsorship program, language exchange, cultural activities, support for family members in the case of researchers);
- Putting you in touch with the other services of the University - transport, etc.
Dates and times
The service is open all year round. It welcomes from Monday to Friday preferentially by appointment.
A “hotline” service (online meeting) is available during the University’s annual closure (early August).
Partners
Among the partners: Health insurance (CPAM), the prefecture of Paris, Jeveuxaider.gouv.fr…
Address
5 rue André Mazet
75006 Paris
Contact: welcomedesk@psl.eu
Back-to-school events
You will find all our events and news on our web page: https://psl.eu/welcome-desk
Sponsorship
Welcome Desk Gif-sur-Yvette, Massy, Evry and Versailles
Different measures are in place in your city to welcome you.
These systems, set up within the framework of partnerships, support you in your procedures and guide you on your arrival.
Home structure
SCIENCE HOME
Public
Students, doctoral students and researchers, hosted in member establishments of the association (more than 60 establishments in Ile-de-France south and west). Science Accueil is a Euraxess center and contributes to the acc&ss Ile-de-France program.
Proposed services
Personalized support and information for students and researchers from member establishments (list on the site)
- right of residence procedures
- health coverage procedures
- benefit requests
- search for accommodation and insurance
- bank account opening
- schooling of children
- transport, practical life…
- French classes
- cultural discoveries
- reinsurance and solidarity: possible aid in the event of difficulties
Partners
CPAM 91
CIF 91
CROUS
Employment center
RATP
banks
insurance
mutual…
Dates and times
The head office (Gif-sur-Yvette) is open all year round, Monday to Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
4 addresses
- Gif-sur-Yvette
18 Mail Pierre Potier 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette
- Evry
University of Evry, Ile-de-France building 1st floor office 106C, Bd Françoi Mitterrand, 91025 Evry CX
- Massy/Palaiseau
ECLA Campus, 16 rue Emile Baudot, 91120 Palaiseau
- Versailles
3 rue Saint-Simon 78000 Versailles
Contact
www.science-accueil.org - contact@science-accueil.org
tel: 01 70 26 41 40
Buddy System
Alumni program: possible contact with one of the “Science Accueil alumni” of the same nationality.
Further information
Geographical locations : all south and west IDF sectors (Essonne, Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine).
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