TCF

The TCF Intégration, Résidence et Nationalité (IRN) is dedicated to any non-French speaking person over 16 years of age, willing to validate her/his proficiency in French in order to :

• Request the French Nationality ( B1 level )
• Request a long-duration Resident Card ( A2 level )
• Validate her/his command of French as part of the OFII citizen-process – OFII : Office Français de l’Immigration et de l’Intégration – ( A1 level )

Please note Langue et Communication cannot be held responsible for failing to validate the required level.

Cases of exemption :

Exemptions can be granted by the Préfecture to :

– Holders of an official diploma. The lowest level required is Level 3, defined by the Nomenclature Nationale des Niveaux de Formation, (i.e. Brevet des Collèges, BEP, CAP. However, it is highly recommended ensuring your diploma will be accepted by the prefectural authorities,

– Holders of a diploma in French as a Foreign Language of at least a A2 for a request of Resident Card and at least a B1 level for a request of French Nationality,

– People over 65 for the Resident Card,

– Handicapped or chronically impaired people – a medical certificate will be required -,

If you think you could benefit from an exemption, please note it is best to contact the Prefecture. Granting exemptions comes under the jurisdiction of prefectural authorities exclusively.

The TCF includes FOUR compulsory sections assessing skills in standard French :

– Listening Comprehension – 15 minutes – 20 multiple-choice questions ( FOUR  possible answers to choose from, ONE anwer only is correct )

– Reading Comprehension – 20 minutes – 20 multiple-choice questions ( FOUR possible answers to choose from, ONE anwer only is correct )

– Written expression – 30 minutes – 3 exercices

– Spoken expression – 10 minutes – 3 exercices ( individualized in one-to-one configuration with an examiner )

From A1 to B1

€ 160

Download and fill in the registration form

Please note that payment is required as you register !

Any registration file not fully completed will not be processed !

Every candidate to the TCF, will be photographed by a supervisor during the course of the TCF examination session (s)he will attend.

The test includes THREE compulsory sections :

– Listening Comprehension – 25 minutes – 29 multiple-choice questions ( FOUR  possible answers to choose from, ONE anwer only is correct )

– General Linguistic Competence – 15 minutes – 18 multiple-choice questions ( FOUR possible answers to choose from, ONE anwer only is correct )

– Written Comprehension – 45 minutes – 29 multiple-choice questions ( FOUR possible answers to choose from, ONE anwer only is correct )

And TWO complementary sections :

– Written expression – 60 minutes – 3 exercices

– Spoken Expression – 12 minutes including 2 preparatory minutes – 3 exercices ( individualized in one-to-one configuration with an examiner )

From A1 to C2

Compulsory sections : € 90

Complementary sections : written expression : € 45 / spoken expression : € 45

Download and fill in the registration form!

Please note that payment is required as you register !

Any registration file not fully completed will not be processed !