Documents you will need for your stay in France
Non European students
• A minimum of 8 passport photos
• An accommodation certificate (we will give you this when you arrive)
• 3 copies of school certificate in French (we will send you this via email)
• Health card and vaccination certificate
• Private health insurance if you are 28 years old or over (otherwise you can buy it from the Smeba once you arrive)
• Money for rent and deposit
• about 200 euros for your obligatory French health insurance.
• A copy of your birth certificate translated into French by an authorised translator
• Your bank details in your home country
Health insurance
If you are under 28 years old, you are obliged to sign up for the French social security system, which covers costs for your health care. The cost of French State health insurance is approximately 200 Euros for one year. We will help you sign up when you arrive.
If you are 28 years old or over, you will have the opportunity to buy a private insurance in France, or you can obtain health insurance in your own country before you arrive. If this is the case, please bring proof of this insurance with you.
Erasmus Students citizens of the European Union
• 3 copies of your school certificate in French (we will send you this via email)
• Your bank details in your home country
• Proof of your financial resources of the last 2 years (if you want to receive the French housing benefits)
• Your student card from your home university
• A certificate from your home university authorizing you to come to study in Nantes
• A copy of your birth certificate translated into French by an authorised translator
• Proof of your social security coverage (european social security card)
• Your ID card
• About 8 ID pictures
• Money for rent and deposit
• An accommodation certificate (we will give you this when you arrive)
All students
Housing Insurance
Before you can move into your accommodation, you are required to purchase a compulsory housing insurance (SMEBA/ 40 Euros ). We will sell you this insurance at the school when you arrive.
Opening a bank account
You will need to open a bank account in France. For this you will need a certificate confirming your accommodation (we will give you this when you arrive), a school certificate in French and your passport. There will be the possibility to open a bank account at the school when you arrive.
For more information, please download the international student practical guide.
