TCF CENTRE
IFALPES is a test centre for the TCF (test de connaissance de Français) for French nationality, the TCF for a residence permit and for the TCF general public. We organize sessions every month.
The TCF candidates we welcome need to validate their level of French for professional or academic reasons (study project in a French-speaking institution, job search…) or personal reasons (steps to obtain French nationality, for the resident permit…)The various TCFs are French tests delivered by the CIEP, a public institution of the French Ministry of National Education.
No diploma or preparation is required to present the TCF.
THE ANF TCF FOR NATIONALITY
- A collective oral comprehension test (29 questions in the form of multiple-choice questions). This test lasts 25 minutes.
- A collective written comprehension test (29 questions in the form of multiple-choice questions). This test lasts 45 minutes.
- An individual written expression test (3 texts to be produced). This test lasts 30 minutes.
- An individual oral expression test (3 tasks). This test lasts 10 minutes.
THE TCF RESIDENT CARD
The Test de Connaissance du Français pour la carte de résident en France was specifically designed to meet the new provisions introduced by the French Ministry of the Interior setting the level A2 (oral and written comprehension and expression tests) as the level required in French for applicants for a long-term resident card.
The test consists of four compulsory tests:
- A collective oral comprehension test (20 questions in the form of multiple-choice questions). This test lasts 15 minutes.
- A collective written comprehension test (20 questions in the form of multiple-choice questions). This test lasts 20 minutes.
- An individual written expression test (3 texts to be produced). This test lasts 30 minutes.
- An individual oral expression test (3 tasks). This test lasts 10 minutes.
TCF GENERAL PUBLIC
- The compulsory collective test of comprehension (oral and written) and language structures (76 questions in the form of multiple-choice questions). This test lasts 1 hour and 25 minutes.
- The additional individual test of written expression (3 texts to be produced). This test lasts 1 hour.
- The individual complementary oral expression test (3 tasks). This test lasts 20 minutes.
2020 CALENDAR AND PRICE LIST
In 2020 the events will be organised according to the following schedule:
| Month | Exams | Exam Date | Registration Deadline* |
| October | TCF ANF | Thursday, October 22 | Before Friday, September 25 |
| October | TCF CRF et TP | Friday, October 23 | Before Friday, September 25 |
| November | TCF CRF et TP | Tuesday, November 17 | Before Monday, October 19 |
| November | TCF ANF | Thursday, November 19 | Before Wednesday, October 21 |
| December | TCF CRF et TP | Tuesday, December 15 | Before Monday, November 16 |
| December | TCF ANF | Thursday, December 17 | Before Wednesday, November 18 |
| 2021 | TCF | Date to come | Date to come |
*Note: there is a limited number of places per session, registration will be subject to availability.
Prices for 2020:
| TCF FOR NATIONALITY ANF | |
| Group test + individual test | 140 euros |
| TCF FOR RESIDENCE CARD CRF | |
| Group test + individual test | 140 euros |
| TCF GENERAL PUBLIC TP | |
| Compulsory test (oral and written comprehension + language structure) | 80 euros |
| Additional written expression test | 40 euros |
| Additional oral expression test | 40 euros |
Registration formalities
To register for the TCF at IFALPES, you must:
- Print your registration form.
- Send us back by the post your completed registration form accompanied by a cheque made out to IFALPES corresponding to the amount of your registration. We ask you to fill in this form carefully and legibly, address : 14 avenue du Rhône, 74000 Annecy.
- You must indicate on this form the session of your choice. We ask you to respect the registration deadlines. If we receive your form after this deadline, we will contact you immediately to suggest a later date.
If you wish to pay by credit card, you can return your completed registration form by e-mail to [email protected]. As soon as we receive your form, we will send you by e-mail a remote payment authorization form to complete. Also, if you prefer, you may come by the school to do the registration. - The week before the exam, you will receive by e-mail a convocation setting the time of the exam. As these schedules vary from one session to the next, we ask participants in employment to plan a full day for the tests.
- Three weeks after the examination, you will receive your certificate by post at your home