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French cities. Students pay transport to/from
and in the city, accommodation and program
cost around 50€ per person.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:
• Community Pharmacy: Almost all the
pharmacists ask the trainee speaking
intermediate or advanced French, because in
general French patients do not speak English
in community pharmacies. Sometimes,
advanced English is accepted.
• Research: A good level of English is accepted.
• Hospital: Students should speak French and
English.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

The student should be at least in his 2nd year

of pharmacy.

INFORMATION ON WORK PERMITS AND
VISA

Students need Schengen tourist visa what

can be obtained online. The visa application
fee is about 35€. You cannot apply more than
3 months before your arriving in France. We
recommend applying 6 weeks for a touristic
visa before coming to prevent all problems.
For applying you will need:
• the invitation letter from our national
association,
• your passport (valid 3 months after end of
your visa and not older than 10 years
• a justifcation that you have enough money
to stay in France
• a health insurance

SELECTION PROCEDURES

We don’t have deadline to apply, it depends
on the city and the host employer. The SEO
makes the frst preselection according to the
host employers’ wishes and then, the LEO or
the SEO oversees the placement. The host
employer always makes the last selection,
according to his wishes.

Hortense Rideau
SEO ANEPF, France 2020/21

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