Renewal of your residence permit for 'salaried workers'
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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 'salaried 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:
- online using MyGuichet.lu; or
- by post using a specific form (see 'Online services and forms').
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:
- the application form (see 'Online services and forms'); and
- the supporting documents listed below.
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 your valid work contract (compliant with Luxembourg labour law) duly dated and signed;
- a recent certificate of affiliation to the Luxembourg social security system showing all your affiliations to date; and
- 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 renewed for a maximum duration of 4 years; and
- authorises you to change employer without having to notify the General Department of Immigration beforehand.
If your residence permit expires while your application for renewal is being processed, you are authorised to stay in Luxembourg and continue your salaried activity while you wait for the renewal decision.
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:
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(+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
- Email address:
- immigration.public@mai.etat.lu
- Postal box:
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B.P. 752
L-2017 Luxembourg
- Fax:
- (+352) 22 16 08
- Additional information:
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Registration and issuing of biometric residence permits: only by appointment.
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
sur le site du ministère de la Justice
Legal references
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Loi modifiée du 29 août 2008
portant sur la libre circulation des personnes et l’immigration
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Règlement grand-ducal modifié du 5 septembre 2008
portant exécution de certaines dispositions relatives aux formalités administratives prévues par la loi du 29 août 2008 sur la libre circulation des personnes et l'immigration
