Online application

Before starting the online process, you will have to prepare

the scan of all documents required especially
- Your French Bank account details (RIB)
- Your housing contract
- The attestation de loyer filled by the landlord

Your birth certificate + translation to French and your Social Security attestation (for non-
European students) might be sent to CAF later if necessary.
www.caf.fr
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
Step 5: ZIP CODE (ex: 92800 or 75007, etc. 
check your housing contract!)
 Number of children
Step 6:
 Date of beginning of your housing contract
Step 7: (if you don’t know ask your landlord)
Ex: 20/08/2020 for 20 August 2020
Step 8:
Step 9:
Step 10: Put your personal email address Choose 1 personal question
For ex: name of your school

Put the answer of your

personal question
For ex: IESEG
Step 11: Put the number received by
email
Step 12:
Step 13: Choose
Mr or Miss/Mrs

FAMILY NAME
Date of birth:
First name
DD/MM/YYYY

French Social Security number, if you don’t have it leave it empty

(check the presentation from the Registration office, if you have questions : incription@ieseg.fr)
 Place of birth
Step 14: France / Outre mer / Foreign country

City of birth
Nationality
Country of birth
French / European-Switzeland/ Other

Your father’s Family name Your father’s first name

Your mother’s Family name Your mother’s first name

Step 15: Entry date in France
DD/MM/YY
 Yes, only if you are pregnant
Step 16:
Step 17:
 Step 18:

If you have French Social

Security
OR If you have International
Health Insurance or Social
Security abroad
 Date of beginning of your housing contract
Step 19: (if you don’t know ask your landlord)
Ex: 20/08/2020 for 20 August 2020

YOUR ADDRESS IN
FRANCE (check your
housing contract)

Country: FRANCE ZIP CODE and CITY

Street number, street name Room number/flat number

Step 20:

French phone number, if you have one

Your email address

Step 21: Ask your bank advisor to give you your RIB RELEVE
d’IDENTITE BANCAIRE (French bank account details)

IBAN (written on your RIB)

BIC (written on your RIB)

 No incomes in 2018 (an internship remuneration /
Step 22: student job is not considered as an income)

Salary from a job in 2018

Step 23:
Step 24: Type of accommodation:
Apartment/house - room without bathroom - room with bathroom

Living Area (size of the

apartment) Number of people living
there (you included)

Are you co-renting If you live alone put 1

OUI (YES) / NON (NO)

Amount YOU PAY for the
Total amount of the
accommodation
accommodation
Step 25:
Date of beginning of your housing contract
(if you don’t know ask your landlord)
Ex: 20/08/2020 for 20 August 2020

1st month of payment

(even if you don’t pay
the full month)
Ex: 08/2020 for AUGUST
 Information about your landlord (if you
Step 26: have a doubt, ask your landlord)

You pay your rent to

A landlord / An agency
Your landlord is registered in
France / Outside of France

Your landlord’s family name Your landlord’s first name

Your landlord’s Street

Your landlord’s Zip Code number and street name
and city
If your landlord is an agency, you have to You pay your rent to
follow this step:
A landlord / An agency

Your landlord is registered in

France / Outside of France

Put your landlord’s SIRET number (ask

him if you don’t find it on the contract
Step 27:
Step 28: Here is a recap of your information
SAVE THESE DOCUMENTS
In a few days/weeks, you will receive your CAF ID number (numéro allocataire) and
your password.
Then, you can log in : www.caf.fr  Mon compte
 CAF ID Number
N° allocataire
ZIP CODE
(ex: 59000)

Date of birth
DDMM
(ex : 2901)
How to provide documents to CAF
1. At the end of the online application process, you may see boxes where you can upload
your documents.
2. If not, you can provide documents through your online CAF account, once you get your
CAF credentials

VOUS SOUHAITEZ TRANSMETTRE UN

CONTACTER MA CAF DOCUMENT A VOTRE CAF ?
How to provide documents to CAF
If you cannot upload your documents on the website,
You can print the PDF attestations you downloaded at the end of the online
application process :

If you have a doubt

Make copies of all documents listed, (Photocopy everything in case CAF loses your about one document
application). you need to send, you
Put all copies in an enveloppe and drop your enveloppe in the office P318 (book a can send an email to :
appointment before) e.delor@ieseg.fr
TO SUMMARIZE …

1. Complete the online application

2. Give all documents to CAF:

Try to upload/send your documents online (CAF website) at the end of the application process

OR print the attestation you downloaded at the end of the online application process, make copies of
all documents listed. Put everything in an enveloppe and drop your enveloppe in the office P318
(book a appointment before). Photocopy everything in case CAF loses your application.

3. Wait to receive your 2 letters (CAF ID number and CAF temporary password)

4. Visit the CAF website www.caf.fr and change your password