Housing Requirement

Students may request an exemption from the first-year housing requirement based on specific criteria; the exemption policy has been designed to accommodate students who have specific needs not met by the AUP Housing offering, or can demonstrate that they have the resources and support needed to find safe accommodation and transition through their first year in Paris and at AUP independently.

Exemptions must be justified by the appropriate documentation. Approved reasons for receiving a housing exemption are as follows:

1. Students who are over 21 years of age
   1. Passport scan or ID card if over 21 years of age by the first day of orientation
2. Students who are legally married and wish to live with their spouse
   1. Marriage license from the country of origin
3. Students who already have French residency
   1. Proof of address in the form of a lease, quittance de loyer, or utility bill in the student’s name, dated at least six months prior to the student’s start date at AUP
4. Students who will be living with family in Ile-de-France
   1. Proof of address in the form of a lease, quittance de loyer, or utility bill in the family member’s name dated at least three months prior to the student’s start date at AUP
   2. A Passport scan or ID card of the family member
   3. A signed letter from the family member certifying that they will be housing the student for their first year at AUP
5. Students who have medical needs that cannot be accommodated through our housing offering
   1. A signed letter from the physician explaining the medical needs that cannot be accommodated by the available housing options
   2. Students who are granted a medical exemption can still receive assistance from the housing office in finding accommodation
6. Students who can demonstrate an extended period (three months or more) of living independently (in housing not sponsored or managed by an educational institution) – these exemption requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
   1. A letter explaining the experience of living independently
   2. Documentation of the circumstances outlined by the letter (previous lease in the student’s name, enrollment in a program or university, etc…

PLEASE NOTE:

• Students who have not reserved their housing or been granted an exemption will not be allowed to register for University courses, and those students who have not fulfilled their financial obligations to AUP Housing will be administratively withdrawn from classes. 
• Students who wish to seek an exemption must select that housing option in their AUP checklists. Students who have initially elected to secure AUP housing cannot later change their housing selection to an exemption.
• Students who are granted an exemption from housing on medical grounds are still able to access the AUP housing database, a resource which connects students with landlords who have worked with AUP in the past and are used to renting their spaces to AUP students.

You will first need to choose an exemption when selecting your housing options on your AUP Status Page, at which point the exemption form will be made available to you on your status page. You will be able to submit that request and attach all necessary documentation; the housing office will process your request within two to three business days of your submission.

We process exemption requests on a rolling basis, as students continue confirming their attendance to the university throughout the summer. Please note, however, that students must select the exemption option and submit their request in lieu of booking AUP Housing. Once students have elected to secure AUP Housing and submitted their preferences, they can no longer change their selection to submit an exemption.