Since the beginning of the conflict, more than 5 million Ukrainians have fled their war-torn country to European countries. Ukrainian refugees benefit from the European Union-wide exceptional temporary protection scheme authorized by the decision of the Council of the European Union of March 4, 2022. Service-Public.fr lists official sources of information aimed at supporting Ukrainian refugees in France.
Under the right to ” temporary protection » Across the European Union, people displaced by the conflict in Ukraine have a number of rights:
- right of residence;
- access to the labor market;
- access to housing;
- welfare;
- medical assistance;
- the right to legal guardianship for unaccompanied minors and access to education.
This ” temporary protection » valid for 1 year and can be extended.
The ministries provide contact points and essential information to inform and answer questions from French and Ukrainian citizens. Service-Public.fr collect them on this page.
Reception and accommodation
In its situation in the file Ukraine
the Ministry of the Interior offers contact points and essential information to inform and respond to the concerns of French citizens and Ukrainian nationals (essential information on the situation in Ukraine; reception and accommodation of displaced Ukrainians; support for displaced Ukrainians ; solidarity):
The Ministry of the Interior also presents the offer of online training for learning French
and better understand the values and functioning of French society.
You can also consult the section dedicated to the crisis in Ukraine
on the government website.
Information on the rights and reception of displaced persons can be accessed on the official For Ukraine platform.
The Ministry of Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities provides local authorities and their groups with frequently asked questions (FAQ)
.
To find out: From the results obtained in an evaluation of written and oral skills in French, the person benefiting from temporary protection benefits from language training adapted to his level. These are training courses of 100 or 200 hours aimed at acquiring level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, one hundred hours of training aimed at acquiring level A2 and one hundred hours of training aimed at the acquisition of a B1 level. Each temporary protection beneficiary can complete only one training course per level. This is specified in the decree of May 3, 2022 regarding the linguistic training of beneficiaries of temporary protection.
Health and access to care
The Ministry of Solidarity and Health proposes in a dedicated file “Reception in France of people displaced from Ukraine – Health and solidarity: information to remember
» a selection of key resources, in French, Ukrainian and Russian, on emergency accommodation, access to health care and prevention, housing, childhood and early childhood… This information are made available to Ukrainian refugees and the various actors involved with them: caregivers, associations, communities, etc.
The immediate right to universal health protection and complementary health is open to displaced Ukrainians who benefit from temporary protection. Consult the dedicated page
on the site ameli.fr.
School and studies
The Ministry of National Education proposes a dossier for the reception and school of Ukrainian children
.
Teachers who welcome or host children or teenagers arriving from Ukraine can follow the Magistère training course
and can also consult a document on teacher support
welcomes students coming from Ukraine on Eduscol.
Students who benefit from temporary protection can apply for registration in French higher education by contacting the campus in France
.