Alert ?????? Luxembourg Digitalizes their Immigration Procedures ??

Luxembourg Digitalizes their Immigration Procedures ??

The?Immigration?Department?of?the?Ministry?of?Foreign?and?European?Affairs?has?introduced?the?digitalization?of?immigration?procedures.?Effective?as of July?10, 2023,?several?immigration?procedures?can?be?carried?out online at?https://www.guichet.lu/ .??

Applies?to?EU?citizens?and?Third-Country?Nationals?Residing?in Luxembourg?

The?electronic?procedures concern European Union?citizens,?third-country?nationals?who?are family members of a European Union?citizen,?and?third-country?nationals?who?hold?a?residence?permit.?First-time?applications?from?people?living?abroad?are?not?covered, nor are?applications?for?international?protection,?as these?require?the?processing of?original?documents?and?are?not?suitable?for?electronic?submission.?

Not Necessary to Authenticate

Electronic procedures?can?be?accessed?with?or without strong?authentication. The?use?of?authentication?(e.g.?LuxTrust,?electronic?identity?card (eID),?GouvID) is?not?necessary. Responses?to?requests?submitted?electronically?will?continue?to?be?provided?by?post.?

Initially Available in French?followed?up?by?German?and?English?

The procedures are?initially?available?in French. The?German?and?English?versions?will?go online in?the?coming?weeks.?

Find the available?electronic?applications?below. A complete?list of?electronic?procedures is available?from?July?10, 2023.??

For EU?citizens:?

• Application?for?a permanent?residence?attestation?(after?a regular?residence?of at?least?5?years);?
• Application?for?a?replacement?attestation?of?residence?or?attestation?of permanent?residence?(in?the?event of?loss?or?deterioration?of?the?initial?attestation).?

For?third-country?nationals?who?are family members of a Union?citizen:?

• Application?for?renewal?of?residence?permit or permanent?residence?card (when?the?current?residence?permit or permanent?residence?card is?about?to?expire);
• Application?for?a permanent?residence?permit (after?a?regular?stay?of at?least?5?years?with?a?Union?citizen);?
• Application?for?a?replacement?residence?permit or permanent?residence?card (in?the?event of?loss?or?damage?to?the?initial?card).?

For?third-country?nationals:?

• Application?for?a?residence?permit (for?holders?of a?temporary?residence?permit);?
• Application?for?renewal?of?residence?permit (when?a current?permit is?about?to?expire);?
• Application?for?a?residence?permit as a long-term resident (after?a?legal?stay?of at?least?5?years);?
• Application?to?replace?a?residence?permit (in?the?event of?loss?or?deterioration?of?the?initial?permit).?

It's?still?possible?to?submit?applications?by?post,?using?the?required?forms?available?on?the?www.guichet.lu ?website.?

Questions?

Reach?out?to?our?BeLux?department?at [email protected]? for?more information ??