Format, the 50/100 pass mark, the 5/25 floor, and each test are on the DELF B2 page.
Quick Answer
You do not book DELF B2 on a single national portal with one calendar and one price. You choose a centre accredited by France Éducation international, ask for an upcoming session that includes DELF B2 (tout public), register through that centre, and confirm in writing the collective test date (listening, reading, writing), whether the oral is the same day or later, the fee, the ID rule, and how late registration closes. Use the official centre list and map on the FEI site — not a forum scrape of addresses.
The expensive mistake is assuming “DELF” has one inbox and one invoice. Centres schedule their own sessions. A centre that runs DELF A2 in March is not promising B2 the same month. Ask for B2 explicitly and keep the centre’s confirmation email where you can find it on exam week.
The centre sets the session
France Éducation international standardises the papers and the diploma. The centre publishes the session, the registration cut-off, and the fee. Those dates move with the centre and sometimes with the country, so the live centre reply is the calendar.
How to book, step by step
- Use the FEI centre list or map (links above). Shortlist centres you can reach on the oral day as well as the written day if the centre splits them.
- Email or call and ask: “Do you have a session for DELF B2 tout public?” Note the reply: some centres group levels across different weekends.
- Ask for the collective sitting date (listening, reading, writing) and whether production orale is the same day or scheduled individually. Add both to your calendar with time zones if you travel.
- Request the all-in fee in the centre’s currency or billing terms, the payment deadline, and whether a replacement sitting costs extra if you withdraw late.
- Confirm which ID the convocation will list. Use that exact document at the door; mismatches are an avoidable fail.
Questions to ask before you pay
- Is this registration for DELF B2 (tout public), not B1 or a school series?
- When is the oral? Do I receive 30 minutes of preparation on site before the 20-minute test, as in the official specification?
- What is the total fee today, and does it include all four components?
- When does registration close, and is the seat first-paid or first-confirmed?
- After marking, how does the centre deliver the provisional attestation and the diploma — and on what rough schedule? Treat the answer as local guidance, not a promise you can paste into another country’s file.
Citizenship and level B2
Naturalisation by decree asks for B2-level French; DELF B2 is a common proof path. The legal framing and timeline sit in French citizenship and DELF B2. This article stays on booking mechanics.
Dry-run the format before you lock a date
Once you know what the centre actually schedules, walk through section timing on the DELF B2 mock walkthrough so your study plan matches the real clocks, not a vague “about three hours.”