Application for Prior Approval (APA)

This procedure applies to: 

• applicants who are not French citizens
• residing in France
• who do not hold, and will not hold, a French or European baccalaureate

You must obtain the “Green DAP” (Application for Prior Authorization) form from the university corresponding to your first choice between October 1 and December 15. For applications to the UFR Sciences, you can obtain the form by downloading the application package. You must return the completed application by mail to the following address: University of Aix-Marseille - UFR Sciences - Box G - Academic and Educational Support Service - 3 Place Victor Hugo - 13331 Marseille Cedex 3 by December 15 at the latest. 

An explanatory guide is available to help you complete this application.

Please note: Depending on your situation, you may be required to take a French proficiency test, the TCF. You must register online. The TCF-DAP session for the University of Aix-Marseille will be held on a date to be announced. For more information, visit the AMU TCF-DAP website.

Please note that your application will not be considered:

• if it is submitted late
• if not all sections are completed
• if all required documents are not attached

This procedure applies to: 

• international students
• residing in a country outside the CEF
• who hold a foreign high school diploma

You must pick up the “White DAP” (Application for Prior Authorization) form from the cultural center of the French Embassy in your country of residence, or download it from the dedicated webpage of the Ministry of Higher Education and Researchbetween October 1 and December 15.

You must return the completed application to the Service for Cooperation and Cultural Action (SCAC) at the French Embassy by December 15 at the latest.

PLEASE NOTE:For residents of Syria, the Ministry has informed us that the Campus France office is closed. The application process is therefore temporarily suspended. Applicants from Syria may request pre-registration by submitting a “blank” paper application to their first-choice university without going through the French Embassy. To verify their language proficiency, they may contact the embassies of the following countries—Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey—to take the language proficiency tests.

This procedure applies to: 

• international students
• residing in a CEF country
• who hold a foreign high school diploma

The Études en France platform is entirely online and allows you to manage the entire enrollment process at a higher education institution, right up to the visa application. Simply create a personal online account and follow the instructions. In particular, you’ll be able to submit your enrollment applications, interact with the Campus France office in your country, and communicate with the institutions where you wish to enroll.

You will be asked to pay a fee to use this support service.

List of countries with the CEF program:

South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Myanmar, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, United States, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Qatar, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, United Kingdom, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Chad, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam