Application for renewal/replacement of the residence permit and the travel document for beneficiaries of international protection
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Third-country nationals who hold an 'international protection' residence permit and a biometric travel document for refugees in Luxembourg may apply for their renewal.
Who is concerned
How to proceed
Application for renewal of the residence permit
In order to renew a residence permit, recipients of international protection must apply to the General Department of immigration of the Ministry of Home Affairs within 2 months prior to the expiry date of the residence permit.
The application for renewal must be filed using a specific form and must be accompanied by the following documents:
- a copy of their valid passport, in its entirety;
- a certificate of affiliation to the Luxembourg Joint Social Security Centre including all the salaried worker's affiliations to date;
- a recent extract from the criminal record in Luxembourg.
To apply for a renewal of their travel document, holders of a refugee travel document must go in person to the General Department of immigration with their old travel document.
This free renewal must be requested 2 months before the expiry of the travel document.
Application for replacement of the residence permit
The application for replacement must be filed using a specific form and must be accompanied by the following documents:
- a copy of the valid passport or valid travel document for refugees or valid travel document for foreign nationals, in their entirety;
- the declaration of theft/loss established by the police, or the damaged document.
Online services and forms
Online services
Refugee status
Subsidiary protection
Travel document
Downloadable forms
Note: view tips for using PDF forms.
Renewal
Replacement
Who to contact
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Ministry of Home Affairs General Department of immigration - Department for refugees
- Address:
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26, route d'Arlon
L-1140
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
B.P. 752 L-2017 Luxembourg
- Phone:
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(+352) 247 84565
from 9.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 16.00
- Fax:
- (+352) 247 84050
- Email address:
- immigration.asile@mai.etat.lu
Closed ⋅ Opens at 8.30
- Tuesday:
- 8.30 to 12.00
- Wednesday:
- 8.30 to 12.00
- Thursday:
- 8.30 to 12.00
- Friday:
- 8.30 to 12.00
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- Closed
- Monday:
- 8.30 to 12.00
Service for new arrivals: Monday to Friday from 8.30 - 12.00; Extension desk: only by appointment.
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
on the website of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade
Legal references
1. relative à la protection internationale et à la protection temporaire; 2. modifiant - la loi modifiée du 10 août 1991 sur la profession d'avocat, - la loi modifiée du 29 août 2008 sur la libre circulation des personnes et l'immigration, - la loi du 28 mai 2009 concernant le Centre de rétention; 3. abrogeant la loi modifiée du 5 mai 2006 relative au droit d'asile et à des formes complémentaires de protection
