Luxembourg
Relocating to Luxembourg.
After moving to Luxembourg for work, the first weeks are a chain of registrations. In order: register the address, get the numéro d'identification national (matricule), collect the residence card, register for health cover, open a bank account. Each step unlocks the next, so the order matters. Settio builds this plan for every person you move, with deadlines and a portal in their language.
After arrival
The registrations, in order
- 1Register the address
- 2Get the numéro d'identification national (matricule)
- 3Collect the residence card
- 4Register for health cover
- 5Open a bank account
Authorities
Who does what in Luxembourg
Direction générale de l'immigration (ministère des Affaires intérieures) (Directorate-General for Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs)
Decides the visa D for a residence permit, issues and renews the biometric residence permit and receives the notices of a change of employer or unemployment
Official websiteAdministration des contributions directes (ACD) (Luxembourg Inland Revenue)
Income tax and the tax withheld on salaries; uses the national identification number as the tax number
Official websiteCentre commun de la sécurité sociale (CCSS) (Joint Social Security Centre)
Affiliates the employee to social security from the employer's entry declaration
Official websiteAgence pour le développement de l'emploi (ADEM) (Luxembourg Employment Development Agency)
Receives the declaration of the vacancy and issues the certificate that lets the employer recruit a third-country national
Official websiteOther countries
- Sweden
- Germany
- France
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- Portugal
- Spain
- Belgium
- Norway
- Austria
- Czech Republic
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Hungary
- Slovenia
- Finland
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Greece
- Cyprus
- Malta
- Croatia
- Bulgaria
- Romania
- Liechtenstein
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
Official sources
- Guichet.lu: titre de séjour "travailleur salarié", 1st step (visa D with ADEM's certificate; reply within 4 months; first permit up to 2 years; change of employer after 6 months, notified 30 days ahead)
- Guichet.lu: délivrance de votre 1er titre de séjour (arrival declared at the commune within 3 days; medical check; application no later than 3 months before the visa D expires; fee 80 euros)
- Guichet.lu: renouvellement du titre de séjour "travailleur salarié" (no later than 2 months before expiry; stay and work while pending; up to 4 years)
- Guichet.lu: titre de séjour "carte bleue européenne" (visa D first; salary level set by règlement grand-ducal)
- Guichet.lu: travailleur saisonnier (at most 5 months in any 12 months)
- Guichet.lu: regroupement familial (spouse or registered partner over 18, unmarried children under 18; the family permit gives access to employment)
- Guichet.lu: séjour et travail plus de 90 jours, citoyen de l'UE (déclaration d'enregistrement within 3 months of arrival)
- Guichet.lu: membre de famille d'un citoyen de l'UE (residence card asked at the commune within 3 months of arrival)
- Guichet.lu: départ et arrivée dans une commune (a move within the country declared within 8 days)
- Guichet.lu: statut de résident de longue durée (5 years of legal and uninterrupted residence; fee 80 euros)
- Guichet.lu: naturalisation (5 years of legal residence, the last year uninterrupted; Luxembourgish language test; "Vivre ensemble" course)
- Guichet.lu: déclaration de poste vacant auprès de l'ADEM (certificate to recruit a third-country national, valid 3 months)
- Guichet.lu: déclarations d'entrée et de sortie auprès du CCSS (within 8 days of the event)
- Administration des contributions directes: numéro de dossier, matricule, NIF ou TIN (the 13-digit national identification number serves as the tax identification number)
- Administration des contributions directes: impatriés (art. 115, no. 13b L.I.R.)
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What is the first thing to do after moving to Luxembourg?
Register the address. It unlocks the steps after it.
Which relocation management software covers Luxembourg?
Settio plans each move to Luxembourg in one place: the permit, the registrations after arrival (register the address, get the numéro d'identification national (matricule), collect the residence card), housing, school places and the first weeks, with client and employee portals, quotes and milestone invoices. It runs every EU country in the same workspace.
How does Settio help with relocation in Luxembourg?
Settio builds the step-by-step plan for each person moving to Luxembourg, checks documents before filing, tracks deadlines and gives the person a portal in their own language.
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Informational only. This guide is not legal advice. Always verify requirements with official government sources before acting. Reviewed by the Settio team. Facts checked 3 October 2026. About this information