New process for the request of a provisional work permit (“autorisation provisoire de travail”)

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From March 23rd, 2021, you can no longer apply for a work permit (PT) on Work in France web site. Foreign students will soon be able to submit their APT application on the web site of the French Digital Administration of Foreigners (ANEF).

From April 6th, 2021, holders of a student residence permit wishing to apply for a work permit (APT) will have to submit their application on https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr !

Application for work permits under process

Any work permit obtained through the WorkInFrance service is valid until the date indicated on it.

Application files for work permit filed before March 23rd, 2021 are expected to be processed by DIRECCTE by April 6, 2021.

New process for the request for work permit, from April 6th, 2021

From April 6th, 2021, non-European students will need to apply for their work permit on the on line web site https://administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr.

To learn mote about work permits

Before the launching of the ANEF service for work permits, please check the FAQ of WorkInFrance : https://work-in-france.fabrique.social.gouv.fr/faq

Am I allowed to be working with a student residence permit and under wich conditions? Check our web page about “Work and regulations” or contact acc&ss

Welcome to acc&ss

💡 Support that follows you throughout your stay in Paris

The assistance for international students and researchers doesn't stop!

Even though the Welcome Desk has concluded, our services are available all year round. Our goal remains the same: to help you settle in with peace of mind and understand the essential procedures in France.

💡 What We Do For You

We guide you through all your administrative procedures :

  • ➡️ Residence Permit & VLS-TS: visa validation, first-time applications, renewals
  • ➡️ Health Insurance: entitlement opening, Ameli account, Carte Vitale, CSS, etc.
  • ➡️ Housing & APL (Housing Benefit): CAF procedures, advice for finding off-campus accommodation
  • ➡️ Practical Life: French language learning, banking, professional integration, daily information...

📍 Where to Find Us

We welcome you with or without an appointment, in person or via video conference. And finding us couldn't be simpler:

➡️ Maison Internationale of the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris (to the right of the CROUS restaurant)

🕒 Our Hours



Mode of Visit Days Hours
Appointment Only (In-Person) Monday Wednesday9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Monday)
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Wednesday)
Video call (Rdv – 15 min) Wednesday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Walk-in (In-Person) Monday Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
1:00 pm–5:00 pm
9:00 am –1:00 pm & 2:00 pm–5:00 pm
2:00 pm - 5:00
9:00 am–1:00 pm & 3:00 pm –5:00 pm

📝 We recommend that you register (for free) on our website before your first visit or a video appointment.

🤝 Meet our partner

CPAM de Paris

For all your health-related questions: Ameli account, Carte Vitale, CSS (Supplemental Health Coverage), reimbursements, etc.

→ Twice a month: mornings by appointment, afternoons walk-in

📅 Next Dates: December 1 · December 19, 2025 · January 5 · January 16, 2026

CAF (Urgent Student Matters)

For urgent situations related to the APL (Housing Benefit).

→ Dates are announced on the Portail des Résidents website

👉 Your Next Step

Have a question? Need a little help with a procedure?

📩 Book an Appointment, Come Meet Us, or Write to Us

Weekly Tip

🏛️ Free Museums This Sunday

In Paris, on the first Sunday of the month, national museums open their doors... for free!

👉 Next Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025. This is the perfect time to:

Your goals for this day:

🎨 Discovery: Explore iconic collections

🏛️ Culture: Visit a museum you've been putting off for too long

📸 Memories: Fill your phone with photos worthy of a cultural guide

💡 Bonus and Preparation:

  • Students / Under 26 (EU): Huge bonus, many museums are free all year long. Yes, really.
  • Reservation: Be careful, some museums require a reservation (often mandatory). Book your tickets in advance to avoid any unwelcome surprises.

📅 The next free Sundays: January 4, 2026 — February 8, 2026 (note them down now... or screenshot)

🔗 Looking for inspiration? Check out a selection of outing ideas on Sortir à Paris.

And you, where are you going on December 7th?

ThursdaysTips (Travel Edition)!

✈️ Are you planning to go home or travel during the holidays?

If your residence permit is expiring soon or has already expired, good news: you can leave and return to France with your API (Attestation de Prolongation d’Instruction / Certificate of Extension of Instruction) (provided you have already started the procedure to renew your residence permit).

📌 But beware, remember to present the following documents to the competent authorities:

  • ✨ 1. Passport currently valid
  • ✨ 2. Old residence permit / VLS-TS (Long-Stay Visa serving as a Residence Permit)
  • ✨ 3. API (récépissé / certificate of extension of instruction - API)
  • 🛑 Cautionary advice: Make sure that the validity dates of your API fully cover the entire duration of your trip (round trip).

💡 Useful Mini Reminder:

The API is an official document given when your renewal application is under review. It extends your rights (stay, health insurance, CAF, and sometimes work depending on your status).

  • Your permit is expiring or has expired ✔️
  • You submitted your application within the legal deadlines ✔️

Apply via the Prefecture's contact form

🎁 Bonus Tip: Create a "travel folder" on your phone with all your documents (PDFs + photos); it's an administrative lifesaver.

✨ Check back tomorrow... major spoiler: a contest with prizes to win. You don't want to miss it. 😏🎁

Did you know?

🩺 Your Health Rights with the CPAM

Settling in Paris also means taking care of your health!

And when your rights are open with the CPAM (Health Insurance), you have access to plenty of schemes... often unknown! Here are the ones that can really help you 👇

  • ⭐ Prevention Check-up (Ages 18–25)

    A 100% covered appointment to take stock of your health: sleep, vaccines, diet, stress... Simple, useful, free.

  • ⭐ Mon soutien psy (Psychological Support)

    A scheme to benefit from psychological support:

    • → Up to 12 sessions per year with a partner psychologist,
    • → Sessions cost €50, reimbursed 60% by Health Insurance + 40% by your mutuelle (supplementary health insurance).

    A clear, regulated, and accessible framework.

    Learn more
  • ⭐ M’T Dents (Ages 3–24)

    Free dental examinations and preventive care at key ages. Perfect when you're discovering the French health system!

    Learn more
  • ⭐ STI Screenings (Under 26)

    Tests covered 100%, in full confidentiality.

  • ⭐ Contraception (Women < 26)

    Consultations and methods covered depending on the specific schemes.

  • Learn more

  • ⭐ Cervical Cancer Screening (Ages 25–65)

    Examination covered according to the recommended schedule.

    Learn more
  • ⭐ Complémentaire Santé Solidaire (CSS)

    Free or very low-cost supplementary health insurance (mutuelle) for people with modest resources.

    Learn more

💡 Quick Essential Reminder

Open your rights, create your Ameli account, request your Carte Vitale: this is what allows you to access all these schemes.

🤝 Need an explanation?

The CPAM, a privileged partner of acc&ss, holds on-campus sessions to:

  • explain your rights,
  • answer your questions,
  • help you with your procedures.

📅 Next sessions: December 19, January 5

More info on access.ciup.fr

A Welcome Saturday Tip

📸 Participate for free in the Pro & Artistic CV Photo Shoot!

Did you know? Your photo is the first contact with recruiters! 🤝

La Maison Étudiante de Paris is offering you a great opportunity to improve your professional (and even artistic!) profile with a free photo shoot by professionals. Say goodbye to the blurry selfie photo on your CV! 😉

Appointment to note in your calendar:

📅 Date & Time: Friday, December 19, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

📍 Location: Maison Étudiante de Paris, 76bis Rue de Rennes, 75006 Paris

💡 Tips - How to prepare?

  • Sober Attire: Opt for chic and simplicity. Neutral colors (blue, gray, black) are your allies. Leave the overly flashy patterns at home! 👚
  • Accessories: Think discreet! Minimalist jewelry and non-reflective glasses so that all the attention is on your expression.

Hurry, it's quick! Each session lasts 30 minutes and takes place in a small group.

⚠️ Registration is MANDATORY!

Book your slot now:

Important Note: Any absence not reported at least 12 hours in advance will result in registration on a red list, preventing you from benefiting from future workshops. We are counting on your sense of civic responsibility!

 

See you tomorrow for a 100% Parisian event not to be missed! 

It's tiiiiiiiiiiime... for the big contest!

 

🚀 Here we go with your first challenge!

From December 5 to 7, Acc&ss Paris Centre is launching its first Advent Calendar quiz!

📌 The principle? Super simple:

  • ✨ 🧩 How to participate ?
  • Read boxes 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the calendar (the info is inside 👀).
  • Answer the question correctly in the online form (one attempt only!). And... that's it 🎉
  • 🛑 👉 The quiz is open from 12/05 at 12:00 AM to 12/07 at 11:59 PM.

💡 👥 Who can participate ?

This contest is reserved for residents of the Cité internationale :

• Ages 18+

• Registered on our website: here

• With Internet access + email

  • 🎯 Winner Selection: A prize draw will take place on December 8. ✔️
  • 🎉 The winner will be announced on December 10. ✔️

Winner Announcements :
• On the Acc&ss website
• And on our LinkedIn page

🎁 The prize for this session: A Cité Tote bag + the book J’écris ma Maison #3 – Partir (value: €23)

✨ Winners will be contacted directly by email. 😏🎁

 

The contest is now over. Thank you for participating 🎉 See you on 12/10/25 to find out the winner's name.

Shall we go out?

❄️ The event not to be missed: The Winter Party!

The Maison étudiante de la Ville de Paris invites you to its Winter Party, a free, warm, and surprise-filled event.
📍 76 bis rue de Rennes, Paris 6e
🕔 12 décembre — de 17h à 22h

📌 ✨On the program: only cool stuff

  • 👗 Solidarity Swap — bring clothes (1 item of clothing = 1 point = 1 exchange)
  • ✨ Glitter Bar — by the Nanterre Drag Workshop
  • 🌱 Cuttings Donation — don't forget a small pot!
  • 🎤Drag Bingo with Benjo & Matriaking
  • 🎶Open Mic Talents
  • 📸 Photo Shoot by Messire Ouistiti
  • 🎲 Board games with PlaySorbonne
  • 🕯️ Candle painting
  • 🥨Winter Buffet

💡 🌬️Why you should go?

Because December is even better when you share: creating, swapping, playing, laughing, leaving with an item of clothing (or a cutting!) and good memories.

  • 🎟️ Reserve your spot (free) ✔️
  • 📣 Participate & make the Acc&ss community shine✨ ✔️

Are you going? Do you want to share your experience?

🎉 Send us your feedback, photos, and favorite moments: we can highlight your evening on our LinkedIn and on our Acc&ss Paris Centre website!

Did you know?

🏡 APL : Your CAF Rights

Aide au logement (housing benefits): you can benefit from it, even as an international student or researcher!

⭐ How to apply?

1️⃣ Create your account on caf.fr
2️⃣ Submit your request under "Mes démarches (My procedures) → Aide au logement (Housing assistance)"

📌 3️⃣ Submit the requested documents based on your situation:

  • ✨ 🎓 Student : certificat of enrollment
  • ✨ 🔬Researchers: proof of income
  • ✨ 🪪 For everyone: passport, birth certificate translated in France by a sworn translator (Cetiecap), health proof (Carte Vitale / CPAM certificate / EHIC)
  • ✨ 🌍 Outside the EU: visa + VLS-TS validation or valid residence permit
  • ✨ 🇪🇺 EU: declaration on sufficient resources
  • 🛑 Word of caution: If you are outside the EU, remember to submit your new residence permit with each renewal, otherwise your APL (housing benefits) will stop.

💡 ⭐ If you move on :

📍 Declare your new address → Submit a new APL application (Otherwise, the assistance automatically stops.)

⭐ Have you been stuck for more than 3 months? Are you still waiting for your allowance? Payment suspended?
👉 Acc&ss can get you an emergency appointment with the CAF.

  • 📅 Next walk-in session: December 16 ✔️
  • 📮Request a slot/time: access@ciup.fr ✔️

⏳ Deadline : Monday, December 8 at 1 PM
⚠️ Limited places

⭐ And that's not all... The CAF also offers:
💼 Prime d’activité (if you are an employee)
🎓 Aide BAFA (200 €)
🚀 Aide au Projet Jeune (up to €2,000)
🟡 RSA (under certain conditions)

Learn more

Shall we go out?

🎮 Come and share a festive moment with the Relais social international

 

Want a comforting break before the holidays?

Le Relais social international (RSI) invites you to a moment of sharing and conviviality to end the year gently✨

📌 🎉 What's planned

  • ✨ 🎲 Games: Mister White, Time’s Up!, Pictionary, Bingo... (great atmosphere guaranteed!)
  • ✨ 🍰 A friendly snack: lots of little treats to share
  • ✨ 🎁 Surprises: because it's Christmas early!

💡 🕒 Time and location:

📅 Wednesday, December 17, 2025

🕒 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM

📍 Salon de la Fondation Deutsch de la Meurthe

  • 🎟️ Free event upon registration✔️

👉 Would you like to participate?

And if you want, send us your photos or your feedback: we will share your best moments on LinkedIn and on the acc&ss website 🎉

It's tiiiiiiiiiiime... for the big contest!

🎉 It's back... time for Contest #2!

🎉 Svetlana P. wins the first Advent Calendar quiz! Congratulations to her, and thank you all for participating 🙌

From December 10 to 12, try your luck with the second quiz in our Acc&ss Paris Centre Advent Calendar!

📌 The principle remains the same: simple, fast, effective.

📌 🧠 ✨ How to play?

  • • Carefully browse boxes 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the calendar (the answer is hidden there 👀).
  • • Answer the question in the online form — 1 try only, choose wisely!
  • • Reserved for residents of the Cité internationale.
  • 🛑 The quiz is open from 12/10 to 12/12 at 11:59 PM.

💡 👥 Who can participate ?

Reserved for residents of the Cité internationale :
+18 years old
Registered on our website
With Internet access + email

  • 🎯 Selection & announcement: Random drawing on December 15 ✔️
  • Announcement of the winner on December 15 ✔️

Publication on :
acc&ss website
Our LinkedIn

🎁 This session's prize: A Cité gym bag 💪🔥 Practical, sturdy, perfect for your workouts, weekends, or intense laundry-room sessions. (Prize value: €21.50)

✨ The winners will also be contacted by email. 😏🎁

Culture Day - Christmas Markets

🎄 The Residents' Christmas Market returns for a new edition

🤗 It's one of the most heartwarming moments of the year at the Cité...

The 2025 Residents' Christmas Market is back for a new edition rich in flavors, cultures, and good cheer!

📌 ✨ A culinary and cultural journey

  • ✨ 18 residents' committees + Bureau des résidents await you for a festive afternoon. On the program:
  • • Culinary specialties from all over the world
  • • Handicrafts and handmade objects
  • • Hot drinks
  • • And concerts to set the pace for the day 🎶
  • 🛑 🥄 Tip : remember to bring your own utensils (mugs, reusable cups, plates...)

💡 📅 Practical Information:

📅 Sunday, December 14
🕛 12 PM → 7 PM
📍 Maison Internationale (Salle Branet et Jeanne-Thomas)

  • 🌍 On the menu: a world tour in one afternoon✔️
  • Argentina (chokladbollar, kolasnittar...), Armenia (beureks, gata...), United States (cookies, egg nog), India (samosas, pakoras), Korea (hotteok), Italy (pandoro), Ukraine (varenyky), Sweden (cinnamon rolls), Mexico (chilaquiles), Japan (matcha latte), and many others...✔️

Without forgetting the Bureau des résidents: beer, mulled wine, and hot chocolate
🎶 Concerts, entertainment, a warm atmosphere: a real Christmas at the Cité!

🎄 Do you want to explore other Christmas markets in Paris? Here is a small selection of the most beautiful markets in Paris:

Marché de Noël de Notre-Dame | 📍 Square René Viviani – Paris 5e | 📅 Until December 25, 2025
Marché de Noël des Tuileries | 📍 Jardin des Tuileries | 📅 Until January 4 , 2026
Village et Marché de Noël de l’Hôtel de Ville | 📍 Parvis de l’Hôtel de Ville | 📅 Until January 4, 2026
Le Village de Noël de la Tour Eiffel | 📍 Quai Jacques Chirac | 📅 From December 6, 2025 to January 4, 2026
Marché de Noël de Montmartre | 📍 Place des Abbesses | 📅 Until January 4 , 2026

✨ And of course… many other ephemeral markets and villages to discover all over Paris to extend the magic. ✨😏🎁

La Minute France (French Minute)

🎄 Learning French administration vocabulary

✨ Today, we're tackling a major classic of life in France: administrative procedures.

Because between the acronyms, the documents, and the appointments, it is sometimes difficult to find your way around... we're helping you talk like a real regular at French offices 😌🇫🇷

🔤 The must-know acronyms

CAF : Caisse d’Allocations Familiales

APL : Aide Personnalisée au Logement (Housing Benefits)

CPAM : Caisse Primaire d’Assurance Maladie

VLS-TS : Visa Long Séjour valant Titre de Séjour

RIB : Relevé d’Identité Bancaire (bank details)

📚 Useful Vocabulary (FR → EN)

  • Renouvellement / Renouveler — Renewal / To renew
  • Changement de statut — Change of status
  • Titre de séjour — Residence permit
  • Assurance Maladie — Health insurance
  • Logement — Accomodation
  • Impôt — Tax
  • Emploi — Employment
  • Études — Studies
  • Autorisation de travail — Work authorization
  • Stage / Alternance — Internship / Work-study
  • Justificatif de domicile — Proof of address
  • Certificat de scolarité — Enrollment certificate
  • Justificatifs de ressources — Proof of income
  • Convention de stage — Internship agreement
  • Confirmation de dépôt — Submission receipt
  • Attestation de prolongation d’instruction — Certificate of extended processing
  • Timbre fiscal — Fiscal stamp
  • Acte de naissance — Birth certificate
  • Créer un compte ameli — Create an ameli account
  • Mutuelle — Supplementary health insurance
  • Numéro de sécurité sociale — Social security number
  • Hébergement — Accommodation
  • Garant — Guarantor
  • Dossier complet — Complete application file

🗣️ Mini-situation: At the administration office (FR → EN)

👉 Arriving at the desk

Bonjour, j’ai un rendez-vous à 10h. — Hello, I have an appointment at 10 AM.

Je viens pour déposer mon dossier. — I’m here to submit my application.

👉 Explaining what you need

Je souhaite renouveler mon titre de séjour. — I would like to renew my residence permit.

Je voudrais demander l’APL. — I would like to apply for housing allowance (APL).

Je veux créer mon compte ameli. — I want to create my ameli account.

👉 Asking a question

Quels documents dois-je fournir ? — Which documents do I need to provide?

Est-ce que mon dossier est complet ? — Is my application complete?

Comment puis-je suivre l’avancement de ma demande ? — How can I track my application?

👉 Clarifying a situation

J’ai reçu une demande de documents supplémentaires. — I received a request for additional documents.

Je n’ai pas encore reçu de réponse. — I haven’t received an answer yet.

👉 Wrapping up

Merci beaucoup pour votre aide. — Thank you very much for your help.

Bonne journée ! — Have a nice day!