TEF IRN
Get your certificate

Your results will be sent to you within approximately 2 weeks from the day you take your test.

You will receive an e-mail with a link to an online digital safe (no paper certificate will be issued).

Here you can download your results certificate.

This certificate is an official document that you can present to the relevant French authorities as part of your administrative procedures.

Results are valid for two years.

Each certificate is detailed and personalized with your photo and signature.

For each test, it specifies:

  • the number of points obtained,
  • the level achieved,
  • a description of your current skills in general French.

Further information

Do prefectures recognize my results certificate downloaded online?

This certificate is recognized and accepted by the prefectures.

No official paper certificate is required. You can simply print out the certificate you have downloaded.

If I want to take the test again, can I re-register right away?

You can take the TEF Canada as many times as you like.

Please note that there is a 30-day waiting period between two successive tests.

What should I do if I have not received my certificate?

The certificate is sent to you by e-mail.

Be sure to check your junk / spam mailboxes, where the e-mail can sometimes be found.

Your main contact for obtaining your results remains your test center. It will be the first to know when these are available.

Don’t hesitate to get in contact with the test center for more information.