Seasonal Worker

The following are considered to be seasonal activities: harvesting (incl. grape harvesting, etc.); packaging of harvested products; the activities engaged in by leisure and holiday instructors and coordinators; the activities engaged in by holiday-tour and tourist guides; surveillance and maintenance of beaches, outdoor swimming pools and camp sites; positions in retail stores, hotels and restaurants which are only open at certain times of the year, or which have a regular and foreseeable season-related increase in activity during the year; jobs in companies involved in aviation and in the transport of passengers that have a regular and foreseeable increase in activity at certain times of the year.

Presents a valid labour contract to work as a seasonal worker with a Luxembourgish employer;

Before you are recruited, your employer must declare the post vacant with the Agency for the Development of Employment (ADEM) .

The employer is obliged to provide all the information requested by the Minister in order to issue, extent or renew the authorisation of stay

be in possession of the original certificate issued by the National Employment Agency (Agence pour le développement de l'Emploi – ADEM) authorising the employer to hire a third-country national.

If the job offer cannot be filled by a person registered with the ADEM within a 3-week deadline, the employer is allowed to conclude an employment contract with a person of his choice, under certain conditions, including a non-EU national. To this end, the employer must submit an application on paper to the ADEM's director and request a certificate granting him/her the right to hire a third-country national.

ADEM will evaluate the labour market and ensure that the recruitment does not undermine the priority of hiring EU citizens or third-country nationals already legally residing in Luxembourg.

Third-country nationals who apply to work in Luxembourg as seasonal workers can only exercise a seasonal activity.

for one sector and one profession.

The first residence permit, which will be issued upon your arrival in Luxembourg if you stay for more than 90 days, is valid for a maximum of 5 months over a total period of 12 months,

In case of stays not exceeding 90 days, the work permit for seasonal work is granted for the duration of the seasonal activity. Renewal procedure In order to renew a residence permit, third-country nationals must apply to the Directorate of Immigration within 2 months prior to the expiry date of the residence permit.

The residence permit may be renewed several times if the seasonal worker renews their employment contract with the same employer. If the seasonal worker changes employer, the residence permit may only be renewed once.

The seasonal worker cannot change his/her status or become a long-term resident.