Moving to Luxembourg – Registration procedures
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Information directly from the European Union on the practical aspects of moving to Luxembourg: residency, moving cars, money, pets, finding a home, finding a school and more.
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residence permits
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As from 2008, work permits and residence permits for third country national
workers have been merged into a single residence permit. Furthermore, such
permits are limited to a particular sector of activity. All EU citizens and
other persons enjoying the Community right of free movement have the right to
enter national territory and to remain there for up to three months if they hold
a valid identity card or passport. If such citizens wish to stay for more than
three months in Luxembourg, then they must: work as a wage-earner or
self-employed person; or be enrolled at an approved public or private
educational institution; or have sufficient resources so as not to be a burden
on the social welfare system and have sickness insurance coverage. Furthermore,
they must go to the administration communale [local authority offices] in the
place where they live within three months of their arrival to apply for a
registration certificate. Nationals from non-EU countries who wish to stay in
Luxembourg for up to three months require a visa or a valid passport. They must
fill in an arrival certificate at the administration communale [local authority
offices] in the place where they live within three days of their arrival. For
stays of more than three months, they must apply for a temporary residence
permit as an employee or self-employed person, sportsperson, student, pupil,
intern, researcher or family member from the immigration ministry before they
arrive in Luxembourg, as this permit serves both as a residence and a work
permit, replacing the typical work permit.
Residence permits will be granted to employees as long as: it does not detract
from the recruitment priority to which some workers are entitled; the activity
in question must serve the country’s economic interests; the employee has the
required technical skills; the vacancy for which the work contract has been
signed has been declared at the ADEM [Employment Administration]. The minister
may grant a waiver and issue a residence permit to a qualified third country
national applying to work in a sector or profession for which there is a
shortage of qualified applicants. When the job in question requires particularly
highly skilled staff, third country nationals holding a higher education
qualification or having worked for at least five years in a professional
specialisation may be granted a ‘highly qualified worker’ residence permit
under certain conditions. Residence permits will be granted more readily to
applicants with a profile that is attractive to the country.
Text last edited on: 03/2010
Source: European Union
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