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There is plenty of information available on the official portal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg.lu) and the country’s virtual gateway to public administration that simplifies citizens’ interactions with the State (Guichet.lu) to provide you with realistic expectations about life in Luxembourg and useful guidance for the administrative steps to undertake when settling down.
The Practical guide to getting settled can provide you with a first overview and for a quick access to crucial information by topics, check out what we have compiled for you below.
The Practical Guide to getting settled as well as the Luxembourg Relocation Guide can provide you with a first overview. For a quick access to crucial information by topics, check out below what we have compiled for you.
The administrative formalities to be completed in order to enter, stay and work in Luxembourg depend a.o. on your nationality, the country where you stay and the duration of your stay. More detailed information on a dedicated page.
The Support Association for Immigrant Workers in Luxembourg (ASTI) has published an information guide for third-country nationals and their families and dedicated welcome brochures for the Portuguese speaking community, the Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Persian and Serbian community.
Finding an affordable accommodation in Luxembourg’s dense housing market is challenging, also for early-career researchers. The University of Luxembourg cannot guarantee its doctoral candidates accommodation, therefore it is important to check options early and to be prepared for a longer search. There are also cross-border options in France to explore for researchers with EU citizenship. Non-EU citizens must reside in Luxembourg.
- University of Luxembourg Residences
- Twenty Campus (Audun-le-Tiche in France, nearest in Luxembourg: Belval Innovation Campus)
Coliving
- Cohabs (various locations across Luxembourg)
- Gravity (Differdange)
- Many Many (various locations)
- Loft 68 (for PhD students!, Esch-sur-Alzette
- Vaubanfort (various locations)
- Appartager (various locations, offers in English when you scroll down)
Intergenerational co-living
- Cohabit’Age (various locations)
- WeConnect (various locations)
Furnished appartments/apparthotels
- Blueground (short term, various locations)
- MySpace (various locations)
- Residhome Luxembourg (Apparthotel Belval)
Opening a bank account in Luxembourg will enable you to conduct transactions for the initial costs of renting (estate agent fees, deposit), to pay your regular expenses (monthly rent, electricity, water, phone, TV, insurances etc.) which are normally paid by standing order and to receive your salary, family allowances and other benefits. You can open the account even before arriving to Luxembourg, as soon as you have an employment contract. Depending on the bank, having a bank account can be free or not.
OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT FOR ENTREPRENEURS
Luxembourg’s healthcare system runs through the National Health Fund (Caisse Nationale de santé/CNS) and offers healthcare for all Luxembourg employees and their dependants. Despite compulsory contributions to the healthcare system, certain medical expenses are not covered by the CNS. To cover for these costs, complementary healthcare insurances can be contracted, and some employers offer their employees reduced rates for these insurances.
- Health insurance and healthcare in Luxembourg (flyer)
- The Luxembourg Health System (brochure)
- Information about emergency and assistance at home (article)
Luxembourg has one of the most effective social security systems in the world. The right to social assistance ensures that each person working in the county and living either in Luxembourg or cross-border receives universal protection and equal treatment.
- Overview of Luxembourg’s social security system (article)
- Social security rights in Luxembourg (brochure)
Children
Luxembourg invests a lot to support families, particularly with child maintenance, childcare costs, and education costs. Cross-border workers are also eligible to claim most of the benefits, including family allowance, age of majority, back-to-school allowance, birth grants and the special supplementary allowance for biological and adopted children.
Luxembourg has a free public school offering with a.o. schools based on the European school system, which offer English, German and French sections and international schools offering the Cambridge International Curriculum taught in English, the International Baccalaureate and the European Baccalaureate.
- Family benefits (article)
- Types of parental leave (article)
- Subsidised childcare (Childcare service scheme CSA) (article)
- The Luxembourgish Education System (brochure)
- The international state school offer in Luxembourg (brochure)
- Support measures for pupils with special educational needs (brochure)
Partners
Accompanying partners/spouses who do not have secured a job yet when arriving in Luxembourg will find guidance in the article Resources and strategies for finding a job in Luxembourg (source: Paperjam 9.1.2025).
The Work in Luxembourg jobboard is dedicated to professions facing a significant shortage of skilled workers in Luxembourg. Theofficial list of occupations currently in high demand is published yearly by the national employment agency ADEM.
Since two out of three jobs in Luxembourg require French (source: Luxtimes 8.4.2025), deepening your French skills might be well invested time. A free of charge option is the web-based language learning tool Languages of Luxembourg which allows to simultaneously learn up to 7 languages. Besides French: Luxembourgish, German, Portuguese, English, Arabic and Persian.
An association to support the professional integration of partners/spouses exists in Luxembourg with IDCN Luxembourg. Their services are however only accessible to workers whose employer is among the members institutions of IDCN.
- The Guide for Newcomers in Luxembourg 2025/2026 (brochure by Guide des Impôts & Les Frontaliers)
- JustArrived
- AngloInfo Luxembourg
- Expat Guide 2025 by Paperjam (magazine)
- Visit Luxembourg Brochure
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