Prepare my application
Maximize your chances by following the steps to put together a rock-solid application!
Like any young person looking for accommodation, you need to prepare a housing application. So that your efforts are not in vain, it’s better to prepare it carefully!
As, every year there are more and more of you looking for accommodation, your housing application has become a decisive factor.
If you prepare it with care, you will succeed in your research which meets your expectations. So, what documents must you attach to your application? What supporting documents must you provide as proof?
Here’s the information you need to provide in order to be proposed accommodation tailored to your situation.
You’re a student and you receive financial support from a third party (parents, family, close friends, etc.) to help pay your studies (enrolment fee, accommodation, commuting, etc.).
The documents to provide are:
Identity
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit
- Bank account details from requestor
Proof of schooling
- If current year: student certificate, student card or proof of schooling
- If for the next academic year: qualification exam results, letter of admission, proof of enrolment
Resources
- Income tax statement if you are fiscally attached to your parents, a certificate of attachment to their fiscal household, or a certificate of non-taxation.
If financial support:
- Declaration of support from the parents: financial support paid which includes rent, schooling fees, food, leisure activities, etc. To estimate it, you can visit: https://www.letudiant.fr/cout-des-etudes.html
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit of the person(s) paying the financial support.
- 1 photocopy of the last income tax statement of the person(s) paying the financial support.
- Last 3 pay slips of the person(s) paying the financial support.
If financial support originates abroad:
- Bank certificate of standing order for parent(s) living abroad.
Other resources:
- Student loan or savings certificate.
Current accommodation
If accommodated free-of-charge:
- A certificate of lodging specifying the address and the date from which you have been accommodated. Proof of identity and proof of the host’s place of residence (rent receipt or bill).
If you’re a tenant:
- Document certifying that you are up to date in the payment of your current rents (last 3 rent receipts, certificates from the landlord).
Security deposit (housing deposit)
Apply for the VISA State-recognized rental surety online
(If you are not eligible for the Visale State-recognized rental surety, you may use a third-party guarantor)
You’re a student and you receive a social criteria- or merit-based scholarship (grant) from a regional body or from your embassy to help pay your studies (enrolment fee, accommodation, commuting, etc.).
The documents to provide are:
Identity
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit
- Bank account details from requestor
Proof of schooling
- If current year: student certificate, student card or proof of schooling
- If for the next academic year: qualification exam results, letter of admission, proof of enrolment
Resources
- Income tax statement if you are fiscally attached to your parents, a certificate of attachment to their fiscal household, or a certificate of non-taxation.
- Notification of the social criteria-based scholarship (CROUS) or any other scholarships (regional council, embassy, etc.).
If financial support:
- Declaration of support from the parents: financial support paid which includes rent, schooling fees, food, leisure activities, etc. To estimate it, you can visit: https://www.letudiant.fr/cout-des-etudes.html
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit of the person(s) paying the financial support.
- 1 photocopy of the last income tax statement of the person(s) paying the financial support.
- Last 3 pay slips of the person(s) paying the financial support.
If financial support originates abroad:
- Bank certificate of standing order for parent(s) living abroad.
Other resources:
- Student loan or savings certificate.
Current accommodation
If accommodated free-of-charge:
- A certificate of lodging specifying the address and the date from which you have been accommodated. Proof of identity and proof of the host’s place of residence (rent receipt or bill).
If you’re a tenant:
- Document certifying that you are up to date in the payment of your current rents (last 3 rent receipts, certificates from the landlord).
Security deposit (housing deposit)
Apply for the VISA State-recognized rental surety online
(If you are not eligible for the Visale State-recognized rental surety, you may use a third-party guarantor)
You’re a student and you receive a social criteria- or merit-based scholarship (grant) from a regional body or from your embassy and you also work to help pay your studies.
The documents to provide are:
Identity
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit
- Bank account details from requestor
Status
- If current year: student certificate, student card or proof of schooling
- If for the next academic year: qualification exam results, letter of admission, proof of enrolment
- Employment contract or certificate from your employer.
Resources
- Income tax statement if you are fiscally attached to your parents, a certificate of attachment to their fiscal household, or a certificate of non-taxation.
- Last three months’ pay slips or certificate from your employer.
- Notification of the social criteria-based scholarship (CROUS) or any other scholarships (regional council, embassy, etc.).
If financial support:
- Declaration of support from the parents: financial support paid which includes rent, schooling fees, food, leisure activities, etc. To estimate it, you can visit: https://www.letudiant.fr/cout-des-etudes.html
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit of the person(s) paying the financial support.
- 1 photocopy of the last income tax statement of the person(s) paying the financial support.
- Last 3 pay slips of the person(s) paying the financial support.
If financial support originates abroad:
- Bank certificate of standing order for parent(s) living abroad.
Other resources:
- Student loan or savings certificate.
Current accommodation
If accommodated free-of-charge:
- A certificate of lodging specifying the address and the date from which you have been accommodated. Proof of identity and proof of the host’s place of residence (rent receipt or bill).
If you’re a tenant:
- Document certifying that you are up to date in the payment of your current rents (last 3 rent receipts, certificates from the landlord).
Security deposit (housing deposit)
Apply for the VISA State-recognized rental surety online
(If you are not eligible for the Visale State-recognized rental surety, you may use a third-party guarantor)
You’re a student and you work to help pay your studies.
The documents to provide are:
Identity
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit
- Bank account details from requestor
Proof of schooling
- If current year: student certificate, student card or proof of schooling
- If for the next academic year: qualification exam results, letter of admission, proof of enrolment
Resources
- Income tax statement if you are fiscally attached to your parents, a certificate of attachment to their fiscal household, or a certificate of non-taxation.
- Last three months’ pay slips or certificate from your employer.
If financial support:
- Declaration of support from the parents: financial support paid which includes rent, schooling fees, food, leisure activities, etc. To estimate it, you can visit: https://www.letudiant.fr/cout-des-etudes.html
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit of the person(s) paying the financial support.
- 1 photocopy of the last income tax statement of the person(s) paying the financial support.
- Last 3 pay slips of the person(s) paying the financial support.
If financial support originates abroad:
- Bank certificate of standing order for parent(s) living abroad.
Other resources:
- Student loan or savings certificate.
Current accommodation
If accommodated free-of-charge:
- A certificate of lodging specifying the address and the date from which you have been accommodated. Proof of identity and proof of the host’s place of residence (rent receipt or bill).
If you’re a tenant:
- Document certifying that you are up to date in the payment of your current rents (last 3 rent receipts, certificates from the landlord).
Security deposit (housing deposit)
Apply for the VISA State-recognized rental surety online
(If you are not eligible for the Visale State-recognized rental surety, you may use a third-party guarantor)
You’re an apprentice or on a sandwich course (work/study) and you split your time between the school and your workplace.
The documents to provide are:
Identity
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit
- Bank account details from requestor
Status
- Current apprenticeship or sandwich course contract
- Or letter of admission from the school and letter of engagement from your employer
Resources
- Income tax statement if you are fiscally attached to your parents, a certificate of attachment to their fiscal household, or a certificate of non-taxation.
- Last three months’ pay slips or certificate from your employer.
Current accommodation
If accommodated free-of-charge:
- A certificate of lodging specifying the address and the date from which you have been accommodated. Proof of identity and proof of the host’s place of residence (rent receipt or bill).
If you’re a tenant:
- Document certifying that you are up to date in the payment of your current rents (last 3 rent receipts, certificates from the landlord).
Security deposit (housing deposit)
Apply for the VISA State-recognized rental surety online
(If you are not eligible for the Visale State-recognized rental surety, you may use a third-party guarantor)
You’re preparing a PhD or you have a post-doc contract, an ATER (temporary research fellow), research fellow, lecturer or researcher contract.
The documents to provide are:
Identity
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit
- Bank account details from requestor
Status
- Employment contract, PhD contract for the current year
- EUACOM certificate, qualification exam results, letter of admission, proof of enrolment for next year
Resources
- Income tax statement if you are fiscally attached to your parents, a certificate of attachment to their fiscal household, or a certificate of non-taxation.
- Research grant, last 3 pay slips.
Current accommodation
If accommodated free-of-charge:
- A certificate of lodging specifying the address and the date from which you have been accommodated. Proof of identity and proof of the host’s place of residence (rent receipt or bill).
If you’re a tenant:
- Document certifying that you are up to date in the payment of your current rents (last 3 rent receipts, certificates from the landlord).
Security deposit (housing deposit)
Apply for the VISA State-recognized rental surety online
(If you are not eligible for the Visale State-recognized rental surety, you may use a third-party guarantor)
You’re a full-time or part-time employee or self-employed, and on an open-ended or short-term, interim or temporary replacement contract or working under the French auto-entrepreneur status.
The documents to provide are:
Identity
- Valid national identity card, passport or residence permit
- Bank account details from requestor
Status
- Employment contract or certificate from your employer or promise-to-hire letter.
Resources
- Income tax statement if you are fiscally attached to your parents, a certificate of attachment to their fiscal household, or a certificate of non-taxation.
- Last three months’ pay slips or certificate from your employer.
Current accommodation
If accommodated free-of-charge:
- A certificate of lodging specifying the address and the date from which you have been accommodated. Proof of identity and proof of the host’s place of residence (rent receipt or bill).
If you’re a tenant:
- Document certifying that you are up to date in the payment of your current rents (last 3 rent receipts, certificates from the landlord).
Security deposit (housing deposit)
Apply for the VISA State-recognized rental surety online
(If you are not eligible for the Visale State-recognized rental surety, you may use a third-party guarantor)
Have you prepared all the documents required to create your application? Now, it’s time to find the accommodation which suits you best and reserve it in just a few clicks!
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