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Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2 July 2012, New Delhi

Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2 July 2012, New Delhi. New Delhi | 02 July 2012 Chandigarh | 07 July 2012 Ahmedabad | 08 July 2012 Mumbai | 09 July 2012 Pune | 10 July 2012 Kolkata | 11 July 2012

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Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2 July 2012, New Delhi

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  1. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2 July 2012, New Delhi New Delhi | 02 July 2012 Chandigarh | 07 July 2012 Ahmedabad | 08 July 2012 Mumbai | 09 July 2012 Pune | 10 July 2012 Kolkata | 11 July 2012 Chennai | 12 July 2012 Hyderabad | 13 July 2012 Bangalore | 16 July 2012

  2. Embassy of France in India Campus France &Alliance Française de Delhi Welcomes Scholarship awardees 2012

  3. In partnership with COX & KINGS

  4. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 • France and the EU – Geography, Economy, Politics • Departure • Visa • Budgeting • Packing • Arrival in France • Living in France – Lifestyle as an Indian

  5. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 • GEOGRAPHY • Second largest country in Europe • 65 million people • Cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean • Coastline: 3 427 km (metropolitan)

  6. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 • ECONOMY • World's 5th and Europe's 2nd largest economy by GDP • Leading Industries: • Telecommunication • Defense & Aerospace • Ship building • Pharmaceuticals • Construction • Chemicals • Textiles • Automobile • Luxury products

  7. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 • ECONOMY • 39 of the 500 biggest companies of the world • World's second largest agricultural exporter • 1/3 of all agricultural land within the EU • World's # 1 tourist destination (79.5 million international tourists in 2011) • Paris – most visited city in the world • World's 18th country by GDP per capita (IMF, 2011)

  8. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 • Long Stay Student Visa • Visa type:« Visa long séjour valant titre de séjour » ~VLS/TS catégorie D~ • After Arrival in France: • OFII immigration Form to be sent to the Préfecture (within 3 months of arrival in France) • Medical exam at local OFII center • OFII Stamp on your passport • After this, the visa allows to: • Travel in European Union Territory • Work up to 20 hours per week (to help you a bit to finance your stay) • Renewal: • after one year, Titre de Sejour to be applied for Visa OFII Stamp

  9. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 • Renewal of VISA • ( for 2nd year of Study) • Instead of Visa, student needs • « Titre de Sejour Temporaire » • 3 months before expiry of Visa: • Contact local “Prefecture” for Renewal • Prefecture provides: • « Récépissé » Receipt of Application for Temporary Titre de Sejour • Récépissé + Passport = Valid to travel from France to India Titre de Sejour Temporaire Récépissé

  10. Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2012 • Stay beyond academic year • (after finishing 2nd year Masters) • Request “Prefecture” for • « AutorisationProvisoire de Séjour (APS) » • APS is valid for 6 months beyond “Titre de Sejour” • Can be applied only 4 months before expiry of “Titre de Sejour” • Student must sign a bond declaring: “they will go back to country of origin if no job contract is acquired in these 6 months.” Autorisation Provisoire de Séjour (APS)

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