Saiec

The International Students and Researchers Welcome Desk (SAIEC) is here to help facilitate your arrival and settlement in Eastern Occitania - France. You are an international student, PHD candidate or researcher and have questions or are struggling with the administrative procedures? Make an appointment in our offices. At the SAIEC's Welcome Desk, a team of polyglots will welcome and accompany you in your administrative procedures: verification and/or submission of residency permit applications, CAF and CPAM applications, and assistance in finding accommodation. You are an international student coming to Eastern Occitania and would like to be accompanied in your first steps in France? Join the International Mentorship (Parrainage International), a personalized welcome program (buddy system) for international students offered by the SAIEC and the Crous of Montpellier-Occitanie in partnership with the the universities' international relations services. Available in Montpellier, Nîmes, Perpignan, Béziers, Mende, and Narbonne, it allows you to be mentored by another French or international student in order to facilitate your settlement in the new city where you'll be studying. You are an international PHD student/researcher working in a laboratory in Eastern Occitania? Discover our Euraxess Occitanie-Est office, a service dedicate to the reception and specialized services for international PHD students/reserachers and their family, in Montpellier, Nîmes and Perpignan. We offer you a personalized support and free assistance before and upon your arrival in order to facilitate your settlement in SAIEC - Service Accueil International Étudiants - Chercheurs 8, rue de l'École Normale Site Boutonnet 34090 Montpellier saiec@univ-montp3.fr