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Pathways to Luxembourg Residency and Citizenship

Luxembourg

Luxembourg combines a multilingual, high-income EU economy with residency routes for skilled workers and family members, plus an unusually generous citizenship-by-descent law reaching back to ancestors living in 1900. This guide gathers the country's main residency and citizenship routes and links to a full breakdown of each.

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Ways to qualify

Career & business

For people with a job offer, in-demand skills, or a business to build. Most of these routes lead to settlement, and in time to citizenship.

Luxembourg EU Blue Card This is an EU Blue Card residence pathway for highly qualified workers with a qualifying job offer in Luxembourg. It generally requires higher… residency Luxembourg Salaried Worker This residence pathway is for people with a qualifying job offer, employer sponsorship, or skilled-work profile in Luxembourg. It generally requires… residency Luxembourg Self-Employed Residence Luxembourg self-employed residence is for third-country nationals who will run an independent professional or business activity in Luxembourg. It… residency Luxembourg Intra-Corporate Transfer Luxembourg's intra-corporate transfer route is for managers, specialists, and trainee employees transferred within the same company group to… residency Luxembourg Posted Worker Luxembourg's posted-worker route is for some third-country employees sent temporarily to Luxembourg by an employer established outside Luxembourg. It… residency Luxembourg Sports Player or Coach Luxembourg has a narrow residence route for some third-country sports players and coaches. It generally requires a real Luxembourg sports contract or… residency

Retirement

For retirees and people of independent means who can show a pension, savings, or other passive income.

Luxembourg Private Reasons Residence Luxembourg residence for private reasons is for some third-country nationals who can live in Luxembourg without taking ordinary local employment,… residency

Investment

For people who can qualify through a qualifying investment, real estate, or business funds rather than a job or family tie.

Luxembourg Investor Residence This residence pathway is for applicants who can make one of Luxembourg's approved business, investment-structure, or bank-deposit investments. It… residency

Family

For joining a partner, parent, or child who already lives there — or claiming citizenship through marriage.

Luxembourg Family Reunification Luxembourg family reunification can let close family members join someone legally living in Luxembourg. It generally requires a qualifying sponsor, a… residency Luxembourg Option by Marriage Luxembourg has an option procedure for some spouses of Luxembourgish citizens. It generally depends on the spouse's Luxembourgish nationality, the… citizenship

Ancestry & heritage

A parent, grandparent, or birth in the country can make you a citizen already — or let you claim it, often without relocating.

Luxembourg Citizenship by Parent Luxembourg citizenship by descent is for people whose Luxembourgish parent could pass nationality when the parent-child relationship was established.… citizenship Luxembourg Option by Family Luxembourg nationality by option is for adults with a Luxembourgish parent, adoptive parent, or grandparent where nationality did not automatically… citizenship Luxembourg Option by Local Ties Luxembourg's option procedure can help some people whose life has already been closely connected to Luxembourg through birth, schooling, childhood… citizenship

Study

Routes to study there, and often to stay on and work after you graduate.

Luxembourg Post-Study Job Search Luxembourg gives some recent graduates and researchers time to stay after studies or research to look for work or start a business. It generally… residency Luxembourg Student Residence Luxembourg student residence is for non-EU students accepted into qualifying higher education or study in Luxembourg. It generally requires admission… residency

Citizenship by residence

Once you've lived there long enough and settled, you can often apply to become a citizen.

Luxembourg Naturalization Luxembourg naturalization is for adults who have already built lawful residence in Luxembourg. It generally requires five years of legal residence,… citizenship

Other routes

Nationality-specific schemes and special cases.

Luxembourg EU/EEA/Swiss Residence EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens can usually live in Luxembourg through free-movement rights rather than a Luxembourg national visa. For stays over three… residency Luxembourg Nationality Reclamation Luxembourg has a reclamation procedure for some former Luxembourgish citizens. It generally requires proving that you previously held Luxembourgish… citizenship Luxembourg Long-Term Resident Luxembourg EU long-term resident status is for non-EU citizens who have already lived legally and continuously in Luxembourg for about five years. It… residency Luxembourg Researcher Residence Luxembourg researcher residence is for third-country researchers hosted by an approved research organization in Luxembourg. It generally requires a… residency Luxembourg Training or Exchange Residence Luxembourg has narrow residence routes for some trainees, volunteers, pupils, and au pairs. These routes generally require a real host, program,… residency Luxembourg Seasonal Worker Luxembourg seasonal worker residence is for third-country nationals with a qualifying temporary seasonal job in Luxembourg. It generally requires a… residency