Living in Luxembourg
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is located in the heart of Europe and is one of the founding members of the European Union. Its capital, Luxembourg City, was founded in 963. Today the city has become a prosperous financial metropolis with a strong economy and an international, multilingual workforce.
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a constitutional parliamentary monarchy (Grand Duchy). The Prime Minister is the head of government. The Grand Duke, who is the head of state, has only formal rights. The government exercises executive power. General elections are held every 5 years in which 60 members are elected to the Chamber of Deputies, a unicameral legislative body.
The country is divided into 4 electoral regions, 12 administrative cantons and 105 municipalities. Twelve of the municipalities have city status, the largest being Luxembourg City. Luxembourg City, together with Brussels and Strasbourg, is one of the three official seats of the European institutions. Luxembourg has three official languages: French, German and Luxembourgish. The first two are official languages of the European Union.
Visas for Living and Working in Luxembourg
Nationals of certain non-EU countries who wish to visit, transit through or work in Luxembourg must hold, prior to their departure, a valid travel document with a visa issued by a consular authority of one of the Schengen countries.
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Long-term resident status may be granted to any third-country national who has been legally resident in Luxembourg for an uninterrupted period of at least 5 years.
Find out moreJob offers in Luxembourg
There are various platforms for finding a good job opportunity in the Grand Duchy. Here are some of them: jobs.lu, Monsters.lu, Linkedin. Moovijob.com.
Application for family reunification for third-country nationals
A third-country national who wishes to come to Luxembourg for a period of more than 3 months for the purpose of family reunification with another third-country national must follow a two-stage procedure:
Find out more School education in Luxembourg
Education is compulsory for children aged between 3 and 16 in Luxembourg. For children born on or after 1 September 2009, compulsory education lasts until the age of 18. Pupils who have obtained a school-leaving certificate before the age of 18 are considered to have fulfilled this obligation.
The Luxembourg education system is structured in three main stages: primary or basic education up to the age of 12, secondary education (lycée) from 12 to 19 and higher education afterwards.
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