🇧🇩 Bangladesh → France
A complete, search-friendly guide for applicants from Bangladesh: admission route, documents, visa, funding and arrival steps.
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Études en France procedure
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For Master applications, a 4-year Bachelor degree from a UGC-recognized university is typically required. HSC/A-Level results are used for undergraduate applications. Expect rigorous verification of original certificates. The Études en France (EEF) procedure for Bangladesh usually follows the standard timeline: platform opens in October, with a mid-February deadline for Licence 1 (DAP) and early March for Master 1 and other Licence levels. Pre-consular interviews are mandatory for all EEF applicants.
- For Licence 1 (first undergraduate year) at public universities, apply on Parcoursup (Jan-Mar).
- For Master 1 in a public university, apply on Mon Master (Feb-Apr).
- For 'Grandes écoles' and private schools, apply directly on the school's own portal, following their specific deadlines.
- English-taught programs require IELTS (usually 6.0-7.0). French-taught programs require DELF/DALF B2 minimum. The interview may assess basic French even for English tracks.
Bangladesh is connected to the Études en France (EEF) procedure: you build the online file, pay the Campus France fee, attend the interview, then receive the attestation your consulate requires. Campus France Bangladesh — Dhaka (Alliance Française de Dhaka)
- Campus France Bangladesh — Dhaka (Alliance Française de Dhaka)
- The consulate will not process the visa file without the Campus France attestation.
- Keep the same email address across Campus France, Parcoursup, Mon Master and the school portals.
Apply through VFS Global Dhaka after receiving the 'Accord de la commission' or attestation from EEF. The visa is a VLS-TS (Long Stay Student Visa) which must be validated on the ANEF portal after arrival. The VLS-TS (long-stay student visa) is required for any stay over 90 days for study purposes.
- Use the France-Visas wizard to generate your exact document list before booking.
- Your VLS-TS étudiant must be validated online via the ANEF platform within 3 months of your arrival in France.
- Renewals are filed on ANEF, ideally 2–4 months before expiry.
Originals and photocopies of all academic certificates/transcripts, Passport (valid for at least 6 months), and HEC/Education Board verification where applicable. All Bengali documents must have sworn English/French translations.
- Use one consistent spelling of your name across every document.
- Check whether your country requires apostille (Hague) or full consular legalisation.
- Keep certified digital scans — you will re-upload them for housing, CAF and the bank.
Proof of €10,530 annual resources. Strong evidence includes a blocked account (optional but recommended), sponsor's bank statements for 6 months, and an affidavit of support. The relationship to the sponsor must be biological or strictly documented.
- The reference figure is about €877.50 monthly for the visa file.
- A guarantor file is usually needed for private housing, even when the visa file is complete.
- Scholarship award letters strengthen both the admission and the visa file.
Funding routes commonly used by students from Bangladesh. Deadlines usually fall months before admission results, so track them in parallel with your application.
- Eiffel Excellence Scholarship — Outstanding international master's and PhD candidates — nominated by the French institution, not by the student
- French Embassy scholarship — Bangladesh — Applicants residing in Bangladesh; calls usually open between November and March
- Erasmus+ — EU/EEA and programme-country students on exchange or joint master's degrees
- France Excellence Scholarship — Bangladeshi students for Master/PhD
Most students arrive at CDG (Paris). Registration at the host institution and CROUS check-in are priorities. Bangladesh student associations in cities like Paris and Lyon offer integration support.
- Week 1: SIM card, transport pass, proof of address (attestation d'hébergement or lease).
- Week 1–2: open a French bank account and request your RIB.
- Week 2: validate the VLS-TS on ANEF.
University enrolment, social security registration, CAF housing aid and student insurance — done in this order, the first month stays manageable.
- Complete administrative enrolment and pay the CVEC before your student card is issued.
- Register for social security (assurance maladie) online using your enrolment certificate and birth certificate.
- File the CAF housing-aid application in the month you move in — it is not retroactive.
The recurring blockers reported by students from Bangladesh.
- Incomplete EEF file submission before the deadline
- Sponsor's bank statements lacking 'fresh funds' or traceable history
- Not accounting for the delay in Education Board document verification
- Confusing the general Campus France inquiry with the EEF application portal
Every step above points back to a government or national-platform source. Check the date on each official page before acting on it.
What we already know about this country
Campus France Bangladesh — Dhaka (Alliance Française de Dhaka)
The Études en France (EEF) procedure for Bangladesh usually follows the standard timeline: platform opens in October, with a mid-February deadline for Licence 1 (DAP) and early March for Master 1 and other Licence levels. Pre-consular interviews are mandatory for all EEF applicants.
Originals and photocopies of all academic certificates/transcripts, Passport (valid for at least 6 months), and HEC/Education Board verification where applicable. All Bengali documents must have sworn English/French translations.
Proof of €{{visa.proof_of_resources_annual}} annual resources. Strong evidence includes a blocked account (optional but recommended), sponsor's bank statements for 6 months, and an affidavit of support. The relationship to the sponsor must be biological or strictly documented. Apply through VFS Global Dhaka after receiving the 'Accord de la commission' or attestation from EEF. The visa is a VLS-TS (Long Stay Student Visa) which must be validated on the ANEF portal after arrival.
Estimate housing aid and plan ahead
CAF is one of the biggest money questions after arrival, so we’re surfacing it directly on the country page.
Eligible for CAF
Usually needs a French lease and residency status.
€176
Estimated monthly CAF support
What you may still pay
€344
This is a directional estimate. CAF uses income, household size, lease details and property rules. Check the official simulator before making a financial decision.