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Practical information


To help you, here is a pre-arrival checklist :

Register for classes online

Obtain passport and student visa

Contact the departement in which you are registrated to get details about your housing

Keep home university address and contact numbers with you

Note address & phone number of  ESDES and your accommodations

Give it to people at home who may need to get in touch with you

Carry a copy with you & directions for arrival

Photocopy all important information (visa, passport, birth certificate, insurance coverage, travellers cheques, permanent ID/drivers license, etc), leaving a second copy at home or making a scanned copy that you can access through your email

 Bring learning agreements of other documents from your university to be signed

Carry several passport sized photos for administrative documents once you arrive

Have enough cash in Euros to get you through the first few days

Pack something from your home country/culture to share (e.g. costume, snack, recipe, etc)

Learn a few words in French

Be ready for a cultural transition

BON VOYAGE !