From the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Decisions by the Embassy of France in Hanoi or Consulate-General in HCMC. Convention validation via administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr: 30-day administrative window; silence = refusal (F17312). VLS-T — does NOT require ANEF validation on arrival. No OFII tax due at arrival. The 6-month cap is a hard operational limit — no extension within this sub-track; a longer placement requires a different legal framework. Private clinics do not qualify. This is NOT the autorisation d'exercer route (fr-talent-medical-professions). EES does NOT apply.”
What you need
- Per F17312 (parcours Hopital): (1) tripartite convention de stage between the intern, the French host public or non-profit hospital, and the organisation party to the hospital cooperation convention (plus the gratification-paying body if different); (2) administrative validation of the convention by French authorities via administration-etrangers-en-france.interieur.gouv.fr per R59426; (3) the hospital must be a public or non-profit establishment — private clinics do not qualify under this sub-track; (4) the internship must be part of a recognised international hospital cooperation programme; (5) financial resources (verify current benchmark on france-visas.gouv.fr — per F17312, for the Hopital sub-track the gratification paid by the host is a key element of the resources assessment); (6) duration <= 6 months (F17312 — hard cap). No autorisation de travail required. Application via france-visas.gouv.fr interactive assistant (Cerfa 14571-05).
Checklist
15- Long-stay visa application form (Cerfa 14571-05) — completed via france-visas.gouv.fr assistant, printed, signed *
- Two recent identical biometric photos (35mm x 45mm, ICAO standard) *
- Original passport (valid for stay + 3 months; issued within 10 years; 2+ blank pages) *
- Passport copies — bio-data page + all visa/stamp/permit pages *
- Medical / paramedical diplomas and transcripts (all years of training) — Vietnamese originals + notarised + sworn-translated *
- Vietnamese medical licence / professional registration certificate — notarised + sworn-translated *
- Documentation of the international hospital cooperation framework / convention under which the placement is filed *
- Proof of financial resources — gratification from host hospital + personal funds (verify current benchmark on france-visas.gouv.fr) *
- Accommodation evidence for the training period (hospital housing, lease, or attestation d'hebergement) *
- Health insurance certificate covering France, medical care, hospitalisation and repatriation — full training period *
- Birth certificate — Vietnamese original, notarised + sworn-translated *
- Visa fee — verify current amount on france-visas.gouv.fr before filing *
- TLS Contact service fee (verify current on tlscontact.com/vn before filing) *
- TLS Contact appointment confirmation — Hanoi or HCMC *
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Qualifying instrument
- Tripartite convention de stage (Hopital) — signed by intern + French public/non-profit hospital + cooperation convention organisation + validation receipt (6-month cap) *
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