You wish to come to CY Cergy Paris Université for individual mobility

Would you like to join Cergy Paris Université as an individual student? Please follow the procedure indicated below according to your profile.
Prepare to come
Do you want to take FLE courses? Check this link: https://www.cyu.fr/clf-centre-de-langue-francaise
Do you need information on administrative procedures? Check this link: Online Welcome Desk
Would you like to receive support for your administrative procedures? https://www.cyu.fr/welcome-desk-1
Registration fee

PLEASE NOTE: In application of the decree of 19 April 2019 relating to the implementation of differentiated fees for international students, the fee for bachelor's degrees is €2850 per year and the fee for master's degrees is €3879 per year. As part of its internationalisation strategy, please note that opportunities to apply for waivers of these fees will be considered on a case-by-case basis according to criteria of excellence. Therefore, we invite you to continue your application, the terms and conditions governing these requests will be communicated later on this page.

Registration for a degree: €2,850
Master's registration: €3,879

However, as part of our internationalisation strategy, partial exemptions (i.e. payment of national fees) will be possible on the basis of excellence. Indeed, we do not want excellent candidates to be prevented from joining our university because of the application of these differentiated fees. Please not that exemptions can be declined and in that case you will have to pay differentiated fees in order to be enrolled.

All practical and administrative information is available in these document: exemption form 2023-2024, supporting documents

Calendar :
Applications will be examined by an exemption commission.
Notifications of award and non-award will be sent to applicants by e-mail by the Scholarship Office of the Education Department.

Contacts :
droitsdifférencies@cyu.fr

Foreign applicant already enrolled in French higher education
  • Applying for L1

In order to apply for L1 you will need to follow the Parcoursup procedure via this link.

  • Registering in L2, L3 or M2

In order to apply for L2, L3, M1 or M2 you will need to follow the ecandidat procedure via this link.
In order to apply for M1 you will need to follow the following procedure : https://www.monmaster.gouv.fr/

  • Applying for a BUT

In order to apply for a BUT you will need to follow the Parcoursup procedure via this link.

Non-EU foreign applicant
  • Applying for L1

Applicant residing in a country linked to Campus France
As the catalog is currently being updated, Science and Technology courses are not yet available for application but will open soon. Thank you for your understanding.

For 2025-2026 if you live in one of the 73 countries linked to Campus France and the Etudes en France procedure (see list at the bottom of the page) you must apply until December, 15th via this link.

Candidate living in a country outside Campus France

For 2025-2026, applicants of foreign nationality outside the EU who reside in a country not affiliated to Campus France must follow the DAP procedure (Demande d'Admission Préalable, dossier blanc) until December 15th 2024. The white file can be downloaded via this link

  • Registering in L2, L3, M1 or M2

Applicant residing in a country linked to Campus France
As the catalog is currently being updated, Science and Technology courses are not yet available for application but will open soon. Thank you for your understanding.

For 2025-2026 if you live in one of the 73 countries linked to Campus France and the Etudes en France procedure (see list at the bottom of the page) you must apply via this link.

Candidate living in a country outside Campus France

For the academic year 2025-2026 :
Procedure currently being drawn up.
Applications for 2024 are closed.

For L2, L3 computer science, follow the ecandidat procedure via this link from February to November. For more information, see the page: https://www.cyu.fr/e-candidat

  • Applying for a BUT

Applicant residing in a country linked to Campus France

For 2025-2026 if you live in one of the 73 countries linked to Campus France and to the Etudes en France procedure (see list at the bottom of the page) you must follow the latter by creating your application file until December 15th 2024 via this link.

Candidate living in a country outside Campus France

Applicants of foreign nationality outside the EU who reside in a country not affiliated to Campus France and who wish to apply for a BUT must follow the Parcoursup procedure via this link.

List of countries attached to Campus France : Azerbaijan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia Bahrain, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Hong-Kong, India, Israël, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam..

Foreign candidate residing in France, exercising or having exercised a professional activity in France

If you have never studied in France but have been working in France, you fall under the "reprise d'études" procedure. To apply, please consult this link: https://www.cyu.fr/candidater-et-sinscrire-1
Or contact us by e-mail at this address: formation.continue@cyu.fr

Foreign candidate residing in France who has never studied or worked in France
  • Applying for L1 (Application for Prior Admission)

For the academic year 2025-2026 :
Applicants of foreign nationality outside the EU who have never studied in France must follow the green DAP procedure (Demande d'Admission Préalable, dossier vert) until December 15th, 2024 via this link
 

  • Registering in L2, L3, M1 or M2

For 2025-2026 :  Procedure currently being drawn up

  • Applying for a BUT

You will need to apply on the Parcoursup system via this link.

Foreign applicant from the EU
  • Applying for L1 (Application for Prior Admission)

Applicants who reside in the EU and wish to apply for L1 should follow the Parcoursup procedure via this link.
 

  • Registering in L2, L3, M1 or M2

Applicants who reside in the EU and wish to apply for L2, L3 or M2 must follow the ecandidate procedure from February to November 2024 via this link.
Applicants wishing to enrol in M1 must go through https://www.monmaster.gouv.fr/
 

  • Applying for a BUT

Applicants who reside in the EU and wish to apply for a DUT must follow the parcoursup procedure via this link.

VISA and residence permit

Visa validation / Residence permit application

Validation of visas, first applications and renewals of residence permits are now carried out in a completely dematerialised manner four months before the expiry date on the portal of the DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES ÉTRANGERS EN FRANCE :
https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/

VALIDATION OF YOUR VLS-TS ON ARRIVAL IN FRANCE

If you have a VLS-TS (long-stay visa with residence permit), you must have it validated within 2 months of your arrival in France

To start the procedure, please click on the link.


FIRST APPLICATION FOR A VLS RESIDENCE PERMIT

If you are of Algerian nationality and have just arrived in France with a VLS (long-stay visa), you must apply for a residence permit within 2 months of entering France.
To start this procedure, click on the link


RENEWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMIT

Four months before your visa expires, you must apply for a renewal of your residence permit. Your form will be processed by order of arrival, so we advise you to submit it 4 months before the expiration. 
To start this procedure, click on the link below:
https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/

SPECIAL CASE

"Minor in school".
You have to schedule an appointment at your residential prefecture two months before you reach the age of 18.


Useful information when dealing with the authorities:
Buy tax stamps online https://timbres.impots.gouv.fr/
Or in a tobacconist's shop, by credit card or in cash (ask for an electronic "Resident's permit" tax stamp).
The rates, which depend on the visa, can be found on the FAQ of the portal of the Direction Générale des Étrangers en France
https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/faq/montant-du-timbre-fiscal-electronique-correspondant-a-ma-situation

FAQ of the General Directorate for Foreigners in France https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr/particuliers/#/faq
Certificate on honour of financial support

GOOD TO KNOW :
Only the Prefecture is competent to issue and deliver the residence permit. The Pôle mobilité individuelle will not issue your residence permit. Your form will be processed by order of arrival, so we advise you to submit it 4 months before the expiration. 

PENALTIES FOR DELAY
Remember to do your formalities early enough! If you did your renewal after the expiration of your residence permit you are subject to the payment of a regularisation fee. Remember to apply for your renewal four months before your permit expires.

If you have any questions, please contact the Individual Mobility Unit
at the following address: bureauetrangers@ml.u-cergy.fr

Eiffel Scholarship

The application for the France Excellence Eiffel Scholarship Program is open until November 29th 2024.

In order to apply, please send us an email at bureauetrangers@ml.u-cergy.fr 
For further information, please follow this link

Contact us

Email address: bureauetrangers@ml.u-cergy.fr
Telephone: 01 34 25 72 84 - 01 34 25 63 31

Office hours 317

Open everyday : 9am-12am / 1:30pm-5pm

CY Cergy Paris University awarded label!

The university has received the Bienvenue en France label. This label distinguishes establishments offering specific services for the reception and support of international students. For more information, click here.

International accommodation and hospitality

French Foreign Language University Degree

CY Cergy Paris Université and the Centre de Langue Française offer international students and anyone wishing to develop their French language skills a diploma course entirely devoted to learning French as a foreign language: the DUFLE.

This diploma enables students to reinforce their four key written and oral skills, develop their cultural and intercultural competencies, familiarize themselves with French and French-speaking society, and discover the university environment (lexicon, methodology, etc.). For more information, please visit the course page (only available in French).