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Switzerland → France: Long-stay visa equivalent to a residence permit: student (VLS-TS "étudiant")

Whether you need a visa at all, according to official sources.

Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.

You likely don't need this permit

The student long-stay visa (VLS-TS) is for foreigners who are not citizens of the European Union, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland or Norway. Citizens of those countries don't need this visa to study in France.

Source: Service-Public.fr (Prime Minister), Foreign student in France: long-stay visa or residence permit

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