Resident card / visa

Before your arrival, the first step is to make contact with your future host in France. In each laboratory, there's a person who knows the administrative procedures. This person is the "correspondant chercheur". For exemple, he'll be able to inform you about the "convention d'accueil", a specific document required for entry in France on a "Scientist" visa.

If you come and work in Essonne or Yvelines departements and if you have problem with the administrative procedures, Science Accueil can help you. Don't hesitate to contact us.

For more information, you can visit the web site of Alfred Kastler Foundation

Several addresses ...

• Ministère des Affaires Étrangères (Foreign Office)  
• OFII (Office Français de l'Immigration et de l'Intégration/ French Agency in charge of migration and welcoming foreign people)
• Préfecture de l'Essonne
• Préfecture des Yvelines
• Your town hall: use les pages jaunes (yellow pages) with the keyword « Mairie »
• Other mobility centres of Ile-de-France.