Residence and work permits

Applications for work and residence permits  must be addressed to the Minister in charge of immigration matters at the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A residence permit can be obtained by persons employed in Luxembourg, self-employed persons, sportsmen and women, students, stagiaires, voluntary workers, researchers, family members and for personal reasons.

Applicants in Russia are requested to submit their documents together with a visa application to the Luxembourg Embassy in Moscow, consular section:

Luxembourg Embassy in Moscow
Consular section
Ostojenka, 23 (the entrance by the 3rd Zachatevskiy per.)
119034 Moscow
Metro Park Kultury, metro Kropotkinskaya  

In addition to the standard visa application form, the following documents are required for the different categories of applicants:

Upon arrival in Luxembourg, the applicant is required to make a declaration of arrival (“déclaration d’arrivée ”) at the local commune where he/she plans to take residence. The applicant will be provided with a copy of this declaration. The ministerial letter of authorization and the copy of the arrival declaration will serve as proof that the person is authorized to reside in Luxembourg until he/she has duly received the residence permit.

In order to receive a residence permit, the applicant is required, within three months of the declaration of arrival, to submit to the Department of Immigration the following form: 

Formulaire " Application for obtaining a residence permit for third country nationals" with the following documents:

1.a certified copy of the ministerial letter of authorization

2.a certified copy of the arrival declaration established by the local commune of residence

3.a medical certificate by a doctor established in Luxembourg

4.proof of adequate accommodation

5.a recent passport photo (colour photo, size: 3,5 cm wide, 4,5 cm high). Photograph guidelines.pdf

6.proof of payment of EUR 30 to the « Ministère des Affaires étrangères, Direction de l’Immigration», account CCPL n° LU46 1111 2582 2814 0000 (communication :  « titre de séjour dans le chef de… »).

If  you have further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Luxembourg Consular Section in Moscow , tel. +7 495 786 66 65.

For full information on the residence and work permit procedure, please refer to the internet site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Immigration.

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