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Official sourceLe français des affaires (CCI Paris Île-de-France)

TEF IRN · the official candidate journey (Le français des affaires)

The TEF Intégration, Résidence et Nationalité for the resident card and naturalisation: four compulsory parts, 500+ centres in 110+ countries, certificate in about two weeks.

A1 · A2 · B1ListeningFree

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Official sourceService-Public (service-public.gouv.fr)

Service-Public · naturalisation: proving French at level B2

Official page: naturalisation requires spoken and written French at least at B2; accepted proofs include TCF or TEF certificates issued less than two years ago.

B2Civic knowledgeFree

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Official sourceService-Public (service-public.gouv.fr)

Service-Public · proving your French level for the multi-year card (A2) and resident card (B1)

Official list of accepted proofs: TCF or TEF, DELF/DALF, DUEF, DFP, and some French diplomas; certificates are valid for two years.

A2 · B1Civic knowledgeFree

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Course & practiceAlliance française Paris Île-de-France / FUN

MOOC Vivre en France (A2 and B1) · FUN

Free online French courses by the Alliance française Paris Île-de-France, funded by the Ministry of the Interior: A2 (about 70 hours) and B1 (about 90 hours).

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Official sourceLe français des affaires (CCI Paris Île-de-France)

Le français des affaires · the TEF family of tests

Overview of the TEF versions (general TEF, TEF IRN, TEF Canada, TEFAQ), the five possible modules and the two-year validity.

A1 · A2 · B1Civic knowledgeFree

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Practice examsFrançais avec Pierre

Français avec Pierre · TEF speaking and writing topics

Example TEF tasks: getting information and convincing a friend (speaking); continuing an article and giving an opinion (writing).

A2 · B1 · B2SpeakingFree

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Physical Books

2 printed books for this level

Exam training · CLE InternationalABC TEF – Nouvelles épreuvesStéphane EdmondTEF prep book for the new test papers used in France, Canada and Quebec: 450+ activities across the five papers, answer keys and an online interactive version.A1–C2in FrenchBuy on Amazon.fr

Exam training · Hachette FLETEF – Test d'évaluation de français [Nouvelle édition] – Livre d'entraînementLe français des affaires de la CCI Paris Ile-de-France, Alban MomméeTEF training book co-written with Le français des affaires (the TEF's organiser): the five test papers explained, 330+ graded activities and complete practice tests. Covers the general TEF format; check the TEF IRN papers you need.A1–C2in FrenchBuy on Amazon.fr

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