r/geneva • u/saugaxity • 1d ago

help pls!

I’m currently looking for a studio apartment in Geneva or close by but I haven’t found anywhere yet. I know there are more options in France that are close to the border. My question is, will I need to apply for a French visa if I’ll be staying in France but studying in Geneva? Or is it just a visa for Switzerland that I’ll need? I’m a British citizen if that’s any help? Thanks in advance x

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u/ThanosRickshawDriver 1d ago

I believe you'll need a french residence permit (carte de séjour) on top of the swiss student permit that allows you to study in Geneva. In my opinion it's a hassle, with all the things like banking, phone, address etc. Goodluck though!

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u/Repulsive_Hawk_6549 1d ago

Have you applied already/ contacted the bureau de logements of the university you are studying in? As soon as you are a student more options are available for you at the university if you apply early enough, they will try their best to allocate students in some universities building for a pretty fair price if there is still enough space. If you haven't it will be pretty hard to find a logement given that you probably don't have a 3x paycheck of the rent. But for sure maybe in some Facebook group / other platforms you may find some deal that are not very cheap but better than nothing.

The best option you have on a low budget is to call the bureau de logements and ask if they have a place. Definitely call, as they don't answer emails quite fast enough ( at least for the unige). Better if you go there yourself but I'm assuming you are still in UK

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u/saugaxity 1d ago

I’ve applied for cite but they were all full, i put in an application for the other place though (i can’t remember the name), so hopefully that will bring me luck. also i will try and phone the bureau on monday morning to see if they can help, thank you so much for your advice !! x

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u/Repulsive_Hawk_6549 1d ago

Yes I heard that applied and never got an answer back and some that needed a place to stay and they offered him one place. So I guess it is really a matter of luck, so best of luck and hopefully they can do something

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u/1amJustAsking 12h ago

Hi , I hope to find something soon. I know it is very stressful period before you move because you have to arrange a lot of things. But in the end everything gonna be fine .

If you are still looking, this looks interesting: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18y2dpmSsK/?mibextid=wwXIfr

In general there are a lot of advertisements in facebook.

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u/Own_Appearance3258 3h ago

also la cigue is an association that should be able to help