HOW TO BOOK AN AFFORDABLE CROUS ROOM - Guide for international students in France!
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2022
- Bonjour everyone!
I recently faced great difficulty in navigating the French administrative system for booking a room in the CROUS. I have made this short tutorial to help others in my position - mainly for interns, students and visiting researchers who come from outside France.
Links relevant to the video:-
Information about CROUS for international students: international.lescrous.fr/
Mess Services: www.messervices.etudiant.gouv...
VISALE Rental Insurance for students: www.visale.fr/visale-pour-les...
ADH Home Insurance for students: www.assurances-etudiants.com/en/
Good luck with the process. I hope this guide helps you. Best of luck!
thank you so much for this video! being an exchange student from third world countries is hard and the preparation envolves many processes. this helped a lot. regards from brasil
Thank you so much bro for your help.
Thank you very much man! You saved me!
akshay I can't thank you enough for this! such a legend
Thank you for this tutorial, it has really come in handy during my housing application.
Thank you!
Thanks for the informative video. Immediately I saw Ragna I liked d vid
helpful video even after 2 years.
appreciate the video! it helped me a lot in my case.
i did notice that for long-term stay as a student, there are many nuances. for one, depending on the location, the process might be on the website or via email.
also, in my place i need to pay for electricity separately! to get the electricity connection seemed very hard but luckily edf has a helpline in english, which helped a lot!
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for creating this tutorial. Do you need DSE to complete this? As I understand, international students are not eligible for DSE and need to wait to complementary phase (July), which is quite late.
Hello, in order to inform international students: The Crous that I applied told me that if we did not have physical guarantor they only accepted Visale which is impossible to get before receiving your visa. they did not accept other institutional guarantors. So even if I paid 100 Euros of reservation fee they do not accept my contract to sign, they reject it. So be careful! ( but it might be different for every Crous)
Such an amazing video! thank you so much! Do you know how to apply CAF ? merci!
Hey. I have seen a tile on Messservices to do this. Since I was an international internship student, I wasn't eligible for CAF 😅
hi Akshay I am planning to do my undergraduate degree in fashion design in paris this year my program is 1year intensive plus 3rd year of bachelor so in total of 2 year .am I eligible for charpak bachelor scholarship?
Thats cool brother. I have a question. Once I pay 7or 8 month rent to them and if unfortunately my visa will be rejected, are they refund it back to me?
Hello. Is it mandatory to upload the proof of resources? If yes, how much money should we show on our bank account?
Is rental file completion has deadline too?
Do you have to pay CVEC first before booking a crous?
Hello! First of all thank you so much for this video. It was very insightful and saved me a lot of stress. I am also in a similar situation as you regarding VISA so I wanted to ask how you were able to contact the manager of Crous on what you can do with VISALE issue since you need VISA first. I have some difficulty trying to look for that contact info.. Thank you!
Hey. Glad it was helpful. I had answered in another person's comment about how I got in touch with the manager 😅
@@akshaybharadwaj WHERE
how to complete DSE?
Thank you very much for this video Akshay! Quick question, in what language did you write the letter that you addressed to CROUS? The one explaining about your visa situation.
You're most welcome ☺️
I wrote everything in English. I do not know French yet 😅
@@akshaybharadwaj Gotcha! Thanks for replying!
Hi Akshay! Do I need to have a Convention de Stage, or does a No Objection Certificate from my home institute and an Acceptance letter from my host institute do?
I'll be going to france this summer for an internship..It would be great if you could reply as soon as possible
Hello thanks so much for the video, very helpful :) how did you pay the €100 reservation fee?
Hey! There is a portal inside the CROUS website. I have shown it in the video.
Bro, I am trying to send the request to book the Accomodation, but there's some problem with the file , it says "an error file occurred" , even though it's in PDF format I don't know why it's like that . Can you help me with it
Hey. Best to contact the CROUS manager
I didn't receive an SMS verification code on my phone so I couldn't complete my registration. What could be the issue?
Did u get solved with the problem
Hi , bro I cant find any accomodation in strasbourg. When I instert city name Strasbourg it was showing nothing , My interenship is starting from 1st oa sep to 1st. april 2023. I am from italy not need to apply visa ,
Can you please how to book accommodation in strasbourg. As I know it has been 2 years passed. Am new I just applied for visa. I need booking for accommodation.
Hey Akshay thank you so much for the video! I wanted to ask if we are supposed to block funds from our account to furnish it as proof of resources? Or a simple bank statement is enough?
Get the statement stamped by your bank. Should suffice
@@akshaybharadwaj Thanks akshay. Also, where should I contact the CROUS admins from?
I got a response from crous and im asked to pay the reservation fee but they did not ask me to upload an additional documents...Is something that happens sometimes
I'm not sure. But I'm sure the processes vary depending on the CROUS you are applying for. You can check with the manager of the CROUS, if you can find the contact online. Else, it should be okay.
Thank yo so much for the video. It helped a lot to understand the process.
One doubt- Since I'm going for long stay student visa, and will be living in Crous for the entire duration of my course, I won't be able to opt the Visale method that you did. And as visa is required as a mandatory document to get a visale certificate, can ADH home insurance act as a guarantor? What can be an alternative to visa to get the guarantor certificate, as in my case, paying the rent for my entire duration would not be possible.
Please please reply!
Thanks in advance!
hi did you find any solutions?
@@user-fo6jz6xj6n I got GarantMe as guarantor, it's valid for Crous
@@user-hz3sm2jk7v I bought GarantMe certificate. But Crous did not accept it. Did you have the same problem?
@@user-fo6jz6xj6n They require a visa, rest all documents have been accepted. I'm awaiting their response on the identity documents that I uploaded
@@user-fo6jz6xj6n can you connect with me elsewhere, I might be able to help you better.
To answer your question, Crous accepted my guarantee and I got garantme. Are you under the age of 31? cause Crous accepts garantme for people under the age of 31.
Hi upon requesting for accommodation I am getting an error message in 2nd step what I can do ?
error.The identifier id is missing for a query of Crous\Centrale\DomainBundle\Entity\Accommodation
Hey. I don't think this is an error with your process. It's something to do with the website malfunctioning. Best to contact the manager of the CROUS you are trying to book and explain the issue. They will be able to help you.
@@akshaybharadwaj thank you for your reply. But How I can contact the manager? Please help!
@@darshakalways339 there will be an contact email somewhere on the CROUS website. If possible, find the contact of someone at the CROUS you want to go to. I did it a year ago, and don't remember where I found this contact. But it exists somewhere.
Hey akshay, can you guide how to apply student social file (DSE)
Hey. I'm sorry, but I don't remember this anymore. Whatever I knew, was in the video
Does it need any recommendations from the university? My university said, an scholarship holder more than 850 euro per month is not eligible for crous accommodation and suggest to search for private accommodation. In this situation, can I manage accommodation with this system?
I'm not sure. I have an income lower than that (and that's from my scholarship. Not University)
So you'll have to mail the CROUS
Thank you so much for the video Akshay. Do you know if the crous for '22-'23 is open?
I think it is already.
i was following the instruction ad trying to get accommodation but i am not able to choose date between 2023 to 2024. is there any certain period of time to book an accommodation ?
Hey, in my case there were seperate tabs for each year. Do check out the webpage layout at @5:20 of the video. Perhaps 2023-24 is in another box?
hlw usman, are you going to france this summer?
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HI! since you paid the full amount of money for the period you were going to stay in france..if Crous hadn't accepted your application, would the 7 weeks paid in advance have been returned to you? Thank you
Yeah. I think it would have. But I was in touch with my CROUS manager throughout, and so I didn't think it would get rejected to begin with.
@@akshaybharadwaj do you have any email of this crous manager where maybe i can contact them too? just to be sure
@@xhejsicenaj3222 hey. It's different for different locations. I got it because the people at my CROUS got in touch with me. Just go to the CROUS website and you should be able to find some email ID. Mail it and ask for your specific location's manager.
Hey I've a question. If I've not paid my registration fee for the course yet. Will it affect my crous accommodation chances?
I don't know. I was there for an internship
No it doesn't because on crous they do not ask too see if u paid your Registration fee....uploading you're acceptance letter is enough
Anybody admitted to University of Caen for September 2022
Thank you so much for the video! But I have a question: I'll go to Paris for an Erasmus project. Can I book an crous room as a student who's coming from abroad. You know, I'm not a student in France I'm a student of another country. Is that a problem?
Not a problem. I had an Erasmus student living at my CROUS. You can apply
@@akshaybharadwaj ty so much. bonjour ^^
@@akshaybharadwaj btw are there any possible scholarship programs for erasmus students to appy? do you have some information?
@@boorax_ no. I'm not familiar with Erasmus programs
@@akshaybharadwaj ok thank you anyways
What if my visa is rejected? Will the crous give refunds?
No. They will not. This is independent of visa
I have question, Did the Crous include electricity?
Yes
How much time do they give you to upload the documents after being accepted ??
I don't remember. Perhaps a week or so. It would be best to speak to the CROUS manager about this
@@akshaybharadwaj thanks I’ll check it out
Hi Akshay, can you share the google doc you mention @ 14:20 ?
Hey. I'm sorry, but I don't have this anymore. The slideshow on the website should be self-explanatory 👍🏼
@@akshaybharadwaj Actually my procedure is showing a little differently. The thing is, CROUS is asking for an RIB but since I haven't come to France yet I don't have a bank account there. But I can't proceed without uploading the same. You got any ideas or something else I can upload instead?
@@naveenjohnson So for the RIB, I just got a letter from the Indian bank's branch (my home branch) under its letter head which lists out all possible details including the SWIFT code for international transfer. I didn't make an European bank account for my internship.
Hello, I have been offered a room from Crous, I paid 100Euros for reservation. Now they want me to fill accommodation file within two weeks. They also want a guarantor but I am not eligible for Visale guarantor. I don't have my Visa yet as I am an international student, I need to submit my signed Crous contrat to Consulat first. I will stay for 1 year at this Crous residence, do you have any suggestions?
I had a similar situation. What I did (because mine was a short stay) was that I paid the full amount to CROUS for all the months I was there. So they didn't need a guarantor. But I think a year's rent is too much to give at once. Speak to a professor at your university or something, to see if something can be done. I'm not too sure. Sorry
@@akshaybharadwaj Thank you so much.
how did you handle it@@user-fo6jz6xj6n
Can Erasmus students eat in crous places for 3 euro?
I'm not sure. But the food isn't good anyway. Better to cook
Is it only for the students with scholarship?
No!
@@akshaybharadwaj hello im facing problem with dse? can you please help me ?
@@swatigupta9532 Hey. I'm not sure what DSE is (or maybe I don't remember). I think it would be best to contact the CROUS manager at the one you hope to get. Best of luck!
I arrived in Rennes at 23 November and looking for cheap housing near Rennes School of Business
Hi
Dear Sir may get the email address to contact with CROUS ? I have the same problem like you
I don't think it would work that way. You need to reserve your CROUS room, after which they will email you. You can chat with them only via that thread.
@@akshaybharadwaj I have booked a room even paid the booking payment 100 euros they have confirmed me about the payment with no reply mail! That’s why I want mail so that I can contact them!
How long does it take residence to accept or decline my application for crous? It's been 5 days and still there's no feedback
Hey. I have no idea. I honestly don't remember anymore.
@@akshaybharadwaj thank you. the procedure takes so long, i just wanna give up :(
@@boorax_ It does. It takes a lot of patience to get through it. Be sure to contact the CROUS admins to enquire (as frequently as needed)
@@boorax_ hey did you receive any response yet?
@@adityasanju4128 unfortunately no, its been 14 days...
can 1st year bachelor international student apply for crous?
Yes. I don't think there are want restrictions on which year you're in or your nationality. As long as you can show you are a student, it will be okay
@@akshaybharadwaj is it easy to get accepted for the crous accommodation? and when can you apply for it?
@@crystalching966 it is not an easy process by any stretch of the imagination. But it's also not impossible. Your biggest help is going to be the crous manager of where you want to go. Stay in touch via email with them. This video will also be of help
How can I search for 22/23? They isn’t this notification for 22/23. And if I go on 21/22 I can only book an apartment until 31.8
I'm not sure. It will be open at some point. Keep trying on the CROUS reservation portal
Hi Akshay, is there a way we can connect on Instagram?