RESIDENCY RENEWAL- THE PROOF OF BANKING- INFORMATION

All NON EU students are required to have a bank account in France to apply for their residency.
Only under 18 NON EU students are temporary exempted to provide a bank justification (from a French
bank) for their first residency application since minors are not allowed to open a bank in France account
until they turn 18.

1-Students who have a bank account in France

This provides proof that you hold a bank account in France. It must include:
• Your full name
• YOUR address in Paris
• A minimum €615 balance on your account – Required by the French Authorities
This certificate must be printed on official bank letterhead, and be signed and stamped by the bank.

WARNING- If you gave your bank (Société Générale, BNPP, CIC, Crédit Lyonnais, La Banque Postale, etc) the
address of the University (102 Rue Saint Dominique- 75007 Paris) on the day you opened your bank account, you
must be aware this address is not accepted as a valid one by the French Authorities (= the Préfecture de Police).

Therefore, you must immediately update your address with your bank, and inform them about the address
where you are actually housed in Paris/ outside of Paris.
This way, the bank justification “Attestation de solde bancaire” will be issued under the correct address (as
required by the French Authorities).

- Note a bank justification which is issued under the address of the University will be automatically
refused.
- Make sure the housing address is the same one on both the bank justification AND the proof of
housing.
WARNING- A different address on both documents will automatically affect the residency application and both
justifications will be denied.

2-Students who are under 18 (and do not have a bank account in

France yet on the day they start their residency application)

Minors are not allowed to open a bank in France account until they turn 18. This is the reason why the NON EU
under 18 students - who enter France to study at AUP- are temporary exempted to provide a bank justification
from a French bank for their first residency application.
They
WARNING- On the day the NON EU turn 18, and they need to apply for their residency renewal, they must open a
bank account in France.
Indeed, a proof of banking (from a bank in France) is required by the French Authorities (the Préfecture de Police)
for the residency renewal.
In order to complete the residency application with a proof of banking, here is how to process:

The student must contact their parents and ask them for their last bank statement + a copy of their passport+ a
letter in French stating how much money the student gets per month to meet their needs.
Once done, the letter must sent back to SIS at sis@aup.edu in order to complete the residency application.

BELOW- Example of the letter the parents must write and send back to SIS
Note, the template can be download from the website- WORD FORMAT (to make the necessary adjustments)
3a-Bank certificate template- Feel free to bring it to your bank in order to show them what you
need
3b-Bank certificate template- English version to show the students what’s needed from the
bank
4-Bank certificate examples- Feel free to bring it to your bank in order to show them what you
need