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Paris and Surroundings: How to Choose the Right Area for Your Housing Certificate?

Choosing the right area for your housing certificate is essential, as your accommodation must be located within 30 km of your school. Otherwise, your visa application could be affected.

Why is it important to choose the right area?

The embassy requires that your accommodation meets the geographical condition: it must be within 30 km of your school or university. Selecting the wrong area may lead to your application being rejected, which could delay your arrival or even cause you to miss study opportunities.

Steps to Choose the Right Area

  1. Know the Exact Address of Your Campus
    Check the exact address of your institution, as it is usually mentioned in your admission letter or on the official website of your school/university.
  2. Identify the Corresponding Area
    Use Google Maps to locate your campus and determine the surrounding areas. Some major cities near Paris, such as Nanterre, Créteil, or Saint-Denis, are locations where our accommodations are available.
  3. Compare with the Available Areas in Our Form
    When filling out the form to obtain your housing certificate, make sure the selected area matches the location of your campus.
  4. Select the Right Area and Complete the Purchase
    Once you have identified the correct area, select it in the form and proceed with the payment to finalize your housing certificate request.

What to Do If Your Accommodation is More Than 30 km Away from Your School?

If you find that your accommodation is located more than 30 km from your institution, you can contact our support team via the dedicated form to request a modification of your housing certificate.

Important Information:

  • Modification requests apply only to accommodations located more than 30 km from your campus.
  • Changes depend on availability.
  • The rent amount cannot be modified.
  • Modifications may take between 24 and 48 working hours (excluding weekends).