Speaking in New Delhi, President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will overhaul its study-visa procedures, boost English-language course offerings and introduce a visa-free airport-transit pilot to attract 30,000 Indian students annually by 2030 – three times today’s intake.
The measures, hammered out during bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, include a dedicated fast-track for Indian applicants, simplified financial-proof requirements and expanded post-study work rights under France’s ‘passeport-talent-chercheur’ scheme.
Consulates in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata will add biometric-collection capacity to cut appointment wait times to under ten days during the April-July peak.
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Students who want hands-on assistance navigating the revised French visa system can turn to VisaHQ, whose online platform (https://www.visahq.com/france/) streamlines application forms, document checklists and appointment booking while offering real-time status updates and expert support.
For French universities and grandes écoles competing with the UK, Canada and Australia, the pledge signals strong political backing for recruitment drives in South Asia. Business schools such as HEC and ESCP, which already run India-based entrance exams, expect enrolments to surge, creating new demand for corporate internship placements across France’s tech and engineering clusters.
Mobility managers should note that Indo-French skill-development pacts signed alongside the visa plan will facilitate short-term professional exchanges and joint PhD programmes. Companies with Indian subsidiaries may soon be able to rotate graduate hires through French R&D centres on simplified residence permits, bolstering talent pipelines in AI, health tech and renewable energy.
The measures, hammered out during bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, include a dedicated fast-track for Indian applicants, simplified financial-proof requirements and expanded post-study work rights under France’s ‘passeport-talent-chercheur’ scheme.
Consulates in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Kolkata will add biometric-collection capacity to cut appointment wait times to under ten days during the April-July peak.
Students who want hands-on assistance navigating the revised French visa system can turn to VisaHQ, whose online platform (https://www.visahq.com/france/) streamlines application forms, document checklists and appointment booking while offering real-time status updates and expert support.
For French universities and grandes écoles competing with the UK, Canada and Australia, the pledge signals strong political backing for recruitment drives in South Asia. Business schools such as HEC and ESCP, which already run India-based entrance exams, expect enrolments to surge, creating new demand for corporate internship placements across France’s tech and engineering clusters.
Mobility managers should note that Indo-French skill-development pacts signed alongside the visa plan will facilitate short-term professional exchanges and joint PhD programmes. Companies with Indian subsidiaries may soon be able to rotate graduate hires through French R&D centres on simplified residence permits, bolstering talent pipelines in AI, health tech and renewable energy.
