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My family and I (American citizens) have been living in France on tourist visas for the past 87 (88?) days. We plan on staying in France long term. But as you might know, we have to leave the country because the 90 days permitted by the tourist visa are almost over. And you can't renew visas in France unless you leave the country (for 1 year to get another tourist visa, or if you can get a student visa or whatever you can come back immediately). So our plan is to go to Israel (for several reasons) and get residency.

The question: can we get french student visas in Israel (as residents) while being US citizens?

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For this answer, the most important thing is to know what are you doing in France for the long term?

  1. Study: first find the school and normally the French consulate in Israel should issue this after some red tape. Link to OFII

  2. Work: find the firm

You could also check this question: French rules for long stay visa: OFII

So you have to go to the local office of office francais de l'immigration et de l'integration. see the maps there

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You can only apply for a French visa (whether a national long-stay visa like a student visa or a Schengen short-stay visa) in a country where you are a resident (how you can document that depends on the country) but you don't need to be a citizen. So it's perfectly possible for US citizens to apply for a French visa from Israel but you need to have a way to become a resident there and, obviously, qualify for the French visa.

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