French customs

On leaving the aircraft, foreign students have to go through custom controls in the airport before they can enter France.

Documents to be shown off :

• passport or identity documents
• visa (for students coming from outside the European Union)
• travel ticket
• currency

You must also explain why you are coming to France and show the supporting documents attesting to this:

• resource conditions;
• preliminary enrolment in your chosen establishment;
• etc.

Essential furnishing and materials

You may bring with you materials which are essential for your studies and also for furnishing your room. In this case you must present to Customs:

• a school attendance certificate
• a detailed list of your possessions, dated and signed (two copies)
• a certificate from the head of the establishment indicating the date of the start of classes
• a form for objects and furnishings of value

Things you are not allowed to bring into France:

Be very careful about what you bring with you. You are not allowed to enter France with:

• counterfeit goods, luxury brand imitations;
• weapons;
• animals;
• endangered species of wildlife and plant life;
• archaeological objects;
• etc.

For more information about Customs controls

Centre de renseignements douaniers de Paris
84, rue d’Hauteville 
75498 Paris cedex 10
Tel.: 01 53 24 68 24
Customs site