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Luxembourg Salaried Worker Residence Permit

10 facts quoted from the official source

For a third-country national with a Luxembourg employment contract after the employer obtains an ADEM certificate following the labour-market test.

Route type
Work
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
5
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

5 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Adem Certificate RequiredThe employer needs the ADEM certificate authorising recruitment of a third-country national.
  • Adem Vacancy Declaration RequiredThe employer must declare the vacancy to ADEM.
  • Pre Entry Temporary Authorisation RequiredTemporary authorisation to stay must be obtained before entry.
  • Qualifications RequiredThe applicant must show qualifications where required for the position.
  • Requires Job OfferA signed Luxembourg employment contract is required.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summaryA signed contract and ADEM certificate following the three-week vacancy test are required before temporary authorisation to stay.
  • Labour Market Test WeeksThe employer may request the certificate after ADEM has not supplied a suitable candidate within three weeks.
  • Official source basisA signed contract and ADEM certificate following the three-week vacancy test are required before temporary authorisation to stay.
  • Report summaryA signed contract and ADEM certificate following the three-week vacancy test are required before temporary authorisation to stay.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • First Permit Validity Years MaxThe first salaried-worker residence permit is normally valid for up to one year.
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Luxembourg?
The official source states: For a third-country national with a Luxembourg employment contract after the employer obtains an ADEM certificate following the labour-market test.

Every answer is quoted from the official guichet.public.lu page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 10 points against the official source; 10 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source guichet.public.luLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Luxembourg government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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