TCF for Residency permit

  • Next session : November 2024
  • A1/A2/B1
  • 150€

Prerequisites

You must wait at least 30 days to retake the test.

Contents

The TCF IRN (Integration, Residence, Nationality), replaces the TCF ANF and the TCF CRF since January 1, 2022.

The TCF for Residency permit (TCF IRN) has been designed to answer the new dispositions of the French Ministry of the Interior.

Resident card (10 years) French citizenship
Requiered level A2 level (all skills) B1 level (all skills)

The TCF for Residency permit assesses 4 General French skills :

  1. Listening comprehension
  2. Written comprehension
  3. Written production
  4. Oral production

Calendar of registrations and sessions

August 2024 session Registration deadline : 01/08/2024 Written test : 29/08/2024 10-11:45 am

Oral test : 29/08/2024 afternoon
September 2024 session Registration deadline : 30/08/2024 Written test : 26/09/2024 10-11:45 am

Oral test : 26/09/2024 afternoon

Registration formalities

To register, you must upload your ID or passport through your online account in “My official documents”.

You will receive an invitation to the TCF exam by email at least 1 week before the start of the tests.

Important

  • Your results will be sent by email within 4 weeks.
  • The certificate is valid for 2 years. 
  • A partial refund or postponement to the next session, for a fee and subject to availability, may be requested on presentation of medical, professional or transport incident proof (strike or delay on the day of the tests). The justification must be written in French and sent no later than the day after the tests to tests_examens@aflyon.org.

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