if i wanted to study in france i am here on visitor's visa do ihave to go back to my country 4 student visa

Answer 1

Depends on your country of origin. It might not be necessary. I suggest you inquire of the foreign students' advisor. You are more likely to receive useful advice and help than you are from officialdom.

Some years ago I encountered visa problems in Belgium and the dean of foreign students rang the immigration department and arranged an informal solution: they would put my file at the bottom of the pile, and I would finish my studies before they ever got to it.

In theory, the only a French consular officer in your country of residence or your home country should issue you a visa. In fact, any consular officer can do so.

A number of years ago our Filipina nanny wanted to visit her French boyfriend in France. She was turned down by the French consul in London and told to reapply either in the African where we had been living (but would not return) or in Manila.

I went to see the consul, and after my haranguing him for a 10 minutes he announced that he would, after all, grant the visa. "But only because you speak French!"

Say that again?

P.S. She married the boyfriend and now lives in France and has two, very French, teen-age boys.

Answer 2

Yes, you can't acquire a different category of Schengen visa while you're already in the country. You have to go home to apply.