CVECPROCEDURE"STUDENT AND CAMPUS
LIFE CONTRIBUTION" (CVEC)

What is CVEC?
CVEC is for "Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus"(Student and Campus Life Contribution).
Before enrolling in an institution of higher education in France, one must compulsorily
obtain a CVEC attestation, by making a payment or exemption.
The amount of the CVEC for the 2018/19 academic year is 90€.
To obtain a CVEC attestation, you must :create your personel account on www.messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr
and then login to https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr

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1. CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT3

1. CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT
You can now create your online account by mentioning your personnel details.

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You can now create your online account by entering your personnel details (Title (Mr, Miss, Mrs),
First name, Middle name, Last name, Date of Birth, email ID etc.).

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1. CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNTYour INE number (Identification Nationaledes Étudiants) is your Student National
Identification Number for the French
Ministry of National Education.

•You have never studied in a French Higher Education Institution? You do not have a student card forthe academic year 2018/2019? This means that you do not have an INE number.

In this case, you need to click on: « Je n’ai pas d’INE » (I do not have an INE number).
‐You already have an INE number? In this case, you have to enter the 11 digit number.

‐ If you are a High School student and you have completed baccalauréat (the INE number is requiredin your Parcoursup application)‐ If you are a student in a French Higher Education Institution part of the Ministry of National
Education, Higher Education and Research and if you are already registered in an Institution/Universityin France (the INE number is generally present on your student card)61. CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNTContinue the online registration procedure by filling your nationality and your marital status :7

1. CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT

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1. CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNTSCAN AND ATTACH OTHER DOCUMENTS IN YOUR ONLINE PROFILE :•Identity Proof•Proof of registration

If you do not have one yet, you have to attach a scanned copy of a sworn statement (dated and signed),
to state that you are in the process of getting an admission into an Institution/University, for thisacademic year or the next academic year. Do not forget to upload this in a PDF, JPG or PNG format.

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YOUR CURRENT STUDENT SITUATION

Sample proof of registration (sworn statement) :Je soussigné(e) Madame/Mademoiselle/Monsieur (prénom nom), demeurant au (adresse),
atteste sur l'honneur avoir fait une demande d'inscription dans l'établissement (nom del'établissement) pour la formation (nom de la formation) sur l'année universitaire 2018 - 2019.
Fait pour servir et valoir ce que de droit(lieu), le (date)
Signature.

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You will now recieve an automatically generated email.
To finalise your online registration, you just have to copy / paste the code received by email on the site.

Madame / Monsieur XXX

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1. CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNTYou have now successfully
created your online account.

You will receive aconfirmation email.

Click on the link to create apassword.

Your password must be between 6 and20 characters and contain 3 different
types of characters (lowercase letters,capital letters, numbers, specialcharacters)

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1. CREATE AN ONLINE ACCOUNT

After changing your password, you are officially registered on the website:
messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr
You can now follow the steps on cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr website to obtain the CVEC attestationthat you must present to your Institution/University to finalize your university registration.

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2. OBTAIN YOUR CVEC ATTESTATION
Go to the CVEC website : https://cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr/

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Enter your email ID andyour password that you
recently created.

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STEP 1 : CHOOSE YOUR CITY

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STEP 2 : PAYMENT MODALITY

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STEP 2 : PAYMENT MODALITYThere are 2 ways to makethe payment:
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Online payment where
you can get theattestation
immediately

2.

Payment by cash in a
Post office in France inwhich case it will takeat least 2 working days
to get the attestation

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ÉTAPE 2 : PAYMENT MODALITY

Payment by cash in a Post
office in France in which caseit will take at least 2 working
days to get the CVEC
attestation. Apart from the90€, you will have to pay 5€ in
the Post Office which you canlater get reimbursed either at
the Crous Residency or in a
University restaurant withyour IZLY Card.
Even if you are exemptedfrom paying 90€, you still
have to register yourself in the
CVEC website to get anattestaion.

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STEP 3 : PAYMENT

To make the online payment, you can use a debit card / master card / visa.
Choose an option to move procedure to the payment section.
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STEP 3 : PAYMENTEnter your card number, expiry date of your card and validate.
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STEP 4 : ATTESTATIONTo register at your French institution or University :••If the online University registration procedure asks for the CVEC attestation, you have to enterthe 12 digits in the required field.
If you do the registration procedure phisically at your university, provide your attestation on
your smartphone or carry a photocopy.

You can also :• Scan this QRcode• enter your CVEC Attestation number with the first 5 letters of your Surname/Last name22

STEP 4 : ATTESTATION

Final Step: Get your CVEC Attestation
You can also download the CVEC attestation available in a PDF format23

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