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🇫🇷 Long-stay student visa (VLS-TS)
France Student Visa Interview Questions
Common Long-stay student visa (VLS-TS) interview questions and how Indian students should answer them.
- Long-stay student visa (VLS-TS)
- Funds: About €615 a month for living costs
- Interview: Yes
- File review & mock interview
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France student visa interview questions: the short answer
Yes — a Campus France interview before the visa. Expect questions on your course choice, university, funding, ties to India and plans after graduation.
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Long-stay student visa (VLS-TS) at a glance
- Visa
- Long-stay student visa (VLS-TS)
- Fee
- €50 for students (standard long-stay fee €99), plus the Campus France fee
- Processing
- Usually a few weeks after the visa appointment
- Funds
- About €615 a month for living costs
- Interview
- Yes — a Campus France interview before the visa
- Dependants
- Possible with sufficient means
- Why do you want to study in France?
- Why did you choose this university?
- Why this course, and how does it relate to your bachelor's degree?
- Which other universities did you apply to, and where were you admitted?
- Who is funding your education?
- What does your sponsor do, and what is their annual income?
- Have you taken an education loan? How much, and from which lender?
- What are your test scores?
- Do you have any backlogs or gaps? Why?
- What will you do after you graduate?
- Do you have relatives in this country?
- What do you know about the city where you will study?
- What is the total cost of your program?
- Will you work part-time during your studies?
- Why not study the same course in India?
How to answer
Answering well
Know your numbers
Total cost, loan amount and sponsor income — without notes.
Show your plan
Link the degree to a realistic role and your return plan.
Keep it short
Answer the question asked in two or three sentences.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
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€50 for students (standard long-stay fee €99), plus the Campus France fee
Usually a few weeks after the visa appointment
About €615 a month for living costs
Yes — a Campus France interview before the visa
Weak Campus France interview, Insufficient funds and Inconsistent study plan
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