Residence in Luxembourg of workers posted by businesses established outside the EU
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In order to post workers to Luxembourg, a business established outside the EU must first apply for an authorisation for collective posting to the General Department of immigration of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
For a stay of less than 3 months in Luxembourg, posted EU citizens do not need to carry out any formalities.
For a stay of more than 3 months, EU citizens must:
- make a declaration of arrival in their new commune of residence, and;
- fill in a registration certificate at said communal office.
Who is concerned
A national from an EU Member State or from a country treated as such (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland) who is posted to Luxembourg by a service provider established outside the EU can freely work and/or reside in Luxembourg without an authorisation to stay during the period of posted work.
Prerequisites
The temporary posting must take place under a contract (for the provision of services) concluded between the posting business and the recipient of the provision of services who is carrying out their activity in Luxembourg.
A posted worker is a worker who:
- usually works abroad;
- works on the territory of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;
- during the fixed period of time as stated in the services contract.
The posted worker is sent to Luxembourg for a limited period of time in a subordinate relationship with the posting business.
The period of time is determined:
- depending on the duration, the frequency, periodicity and continuity of the provision of services and;
- in relation to the nature of the activity which is the subject of the posting.
Preliminary steps
A business established outside the EU must first obtain a business permit.
The posted EU national does not need to carry out any preliminary steps.
How to proceed
Stay of less than 90 days
For a stay of less than 3 months, EU citizens do not have to carry out any formalities.
They simply have to hold a valid national identity card or passport.
They can also, if they so wish, make a declaration of arrival at their commune of residence and request a registration certificate (French, Pdf - 117 Kb).
Staying for more than 90 days
For a stay of more than 90 days, EU citizens must make a declaration of arrival at the administration of the commune where they intend to establish residence, within 8 days of their arrival in Luxembourg, and present:
- a valid national identity card or passport;
- an A1 certificate (E101) provided by their employer prior to the posting;
- where applicable, the declaration of departure issued by the authority of the former commune of residence.
EU citizens must also complete a registration form (French, Pdf - 117 Kb) at the commune within 90 days of their arrival in Luxembourg.
The registration form must be submitted together with the following documents:
- a valid national identity card or passport;
- a copy of the employment contract;
- a copy of the A1 certificate (E101) provided by the employer.
Loss, theft or damage to the permit
In the event that the registration certificate is lost, stolen or damaged a specific procedure must be followed.
Online services and forms
Who to contact
Ministry of Home Affairs General Department of immigration - Department for foreigners
- Address:
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26, route d’Arlon
L-1140
Luxembourg
B.P. 752, L-2017 Luxembourg
- Phone:
- (+352) 247 84 040
- Fax:
- (+352) 22 16 08
- Email address:
- immigration.public@mai.etat.lu
Closed ⋅ Opens tomorrow at 9.00
- Wednesday:
- 9.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00
- Thursday:
- 9.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00
- Friday:
- 9.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00
- Saturday:
- Closed
- Sunday:
- Closed
- Monday:
- 9.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00
- Tuesday:
- 9.00 to 12.00 and 14.00 to 16.00
Communal administrations
- Address:
- Luxembourg
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
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Visa and immigration
on the website of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade
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Standard forms for social security rights
on Your Europe
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Brochure "Welcome to citizens of the European Union and their families"
on the ASTI website
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
