Riviera French Institute

1. Payments policy : 

Important: Please send payment remittance form by  email as proof of payment.
- By cheque, redeemable in France in €uros made out to : Riviera French Institute.
Whatever payment method you have chosen please ensure that the name of the student(s) appears clearly.
All payments must be made in €uros. All bank transfer fees are at your charge.

Deposit:
To confirm your registration on the language course, 30% deposit of the total price of the estimate must be sent within 15 days of receiving the final estimate.

Balance:
The Balance must be settled one month prior to the beginning of the course. For last minute reservations (less than one month prior to the beginning of the course), the full amount detailed on the estimate must be settled at the time of registration.

2. Cancellation and Refund  policy:

Any absences from a lesson, part of the course or the entire course without prior notification shall not give rise to any reimbursement (except In the case of force majeure; deposits are not refundable).
The cancellation of one or more lessons prior to the beginning of the course shall not give rise to any reimbursement (except In the case of force majeure, deposits are not refundable and solely in the event that it is not possible to defer these lessons). In the event of cancellation or modification between 1 month and two weeks prior to the beginning of the course, 50% of the total fees will be reimbursed to the student, who must settle the remaining 50%, if they have not already done so (in the event of last minute reservations). In the event of cancellation or modification between 15 days and 48 hours prior to the beginning of the course, 10% of the total fees will be reimbursed to the student, who must pay the remaining 90% if they have not already done so (in the event of last minute reservations). In the event of cancellation or modification less than 48 hours prior to the beginning of the course, no reimbursement shall be made and the student must pay for the entire amount given on the signed estimate.
RFI reserves the right to amend a course if the numbers of enrolled students is below 4. In such cases RFI will reimburse part of the fees or reduce the number of lessons depending on the number of participants and the type of course involved.

4. Visa refusals.

Whether the visa is not granted, you have to ask the French Embassy a refusal letter mentioning the reasons for the refusal :

Ø     If the reason of the refusal involves our school, we refund the 30% deposit minus registration fees 75€

Ø     If the reason of the refusal involves any other reason, we will keep 5% of the 30% deposit & registration fees 75€

Please note that in any case the registration fees (75 euros) is due.

When you get the visa refusal, you will have two months to appeal. Once you receive the final decision we will proceed to the reimbursement if the is still rejected.