Please come in France with :
A residence permit card.
Birth certificate translated into french by a professional translator.
A certified copy of the degrees translated into french.
A certificate issued by social security for students under 28 on 01/10/2011 coming from a country in European Economic Space having a health insurance.

Students with a research contract signed either by IPGP or University of Paris-Diderot have a general social security cover as for every salaried employee. It is mandatory to register to the social security from the first day of the contract. In order to change status (from student to salaried employee), you must go to your local health insurance agency (CPAM) to change your status.

You could find information here http://www.fnak.fr

It is highly recommended registering to a complementary health insurance. For national education you can choose either MGEN or MAGE as a complementary health insurance

MGEN : 182, Bld de la Vilette 75952 Paris cedex 19 Téléphone : 01 44 84 83 00 on the internet web site  : http://www.mgen.fr MAGE : 42, bis rue d’Ulm 75005 Paris Téléphone : 01 44 07 26 26 on the internet web site  : http://www.mage.fr For students who want to be affiliated to the students complementary health insurance,you can ask LMDE or SMEREP if it is possible.

Internet web site LMDE http://www.lmde.com/ internet web site SMEREP http://www.smerep.fr/