Renewal of your residence permit for 'transferred workers'

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Summary:

If you are a citizen from a third country and already have a Luxembourgish residence permit which you plan to renew, you must submit the renewal application in good time.

If you are a citizen from a third country and already have a Luxembourgish residence permit which you plan to renew, you must submit the renewal application to the General Department of Immigration:

  • in due time; and
  • at least 2 months before the expiry date of your current residence permit.

Who is concerned

Each national of a third country (i.e. a country that is neither a Member State of the European Union (EU) nor considered equivalent to an EU Member State) who:

  • resides in Luxembourg with a valid residence permit for 'transferred workers'; and
  • plans to renew their residence permit.

Deadlines

You must submit your application:

  • in due time; and
  • at least 2 months before the expiry date of your current residence permit.

How to proceed

Submitting the application

You can submit your application for renewal of your residence permit to the General Department of Immigration:

Submitting the application online

The application for renewal of a residence permit is available on MyGuichet.lu. The online procedure can be completed:

  • with authentication using:
    • a LuxTrust product; or
    • an electronic identity card (eID); or
  • without authentication.

Submitting the application by post

If you want to send your application by post, you must send:

Supporting documents

You must submit a copy of the following documents with your application:

  • a full copy of your valid passport (all pages);
  • a copy of the amendment to the work contract / the transfer agreement;
  • a recent extract of your Luxembourg criminal record (record no. 3).

If the documents are not drawn up in English, French or German, an official translation by a certified translator must be attached.

Approval of the application

If your application is approved, you will receive a letter inviting you to:

  • pay the EUR 80 issuance fee for the residence permit; and
  • make an appointment with the General Department of Immigration in order to have your photograph and fingerprints taken, which will then be embedded into the residence permit.

You can also bring a recent photo that complies with ICAO standards ('biometric passport standard').

You must provide proof of payment of the fee on the day of your appointment to have your biometric data recorded, otherwise your appointment will be cancelled.

Issuance of the residence permit

One week after the recording of your biometric data, you can collect your residence permit at the General Department of Immigration.

General remarks

The residence permit is renewable but may not exceed:

  • 3 years for a specialist or manager;
  • 1 year for a trainee.

Online services and forms

Who to contact

  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • General Department of Immigration
Main address:
26, route d’Arlon L-1140 Luxembourg Luxembourg
Phone:
(+352) 247 84 040
Open ⋅ Closes at 11.30
Thursday:
9.00 to 11.30 and 14.30 to 16.00
Friday:
9.00 to 11.30 and 14.30 to 16.00
Saturday:
Closed
Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
9.00 to 11.30 and 14.30 to 16.00
Tuesday:
9.00 to 11.30 and 14.30 to 16.00
Wednesday:
9.00 to 11.30 and 14.30 to 16.00
Postal box:

B.P. 752

L-2017 Luxembourg

Additional information:

Registration and issuing of biometric residence permits: only by appointment.

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