International protection in Luxembourg
refugee status or subsidiary protection · Official name: Demande de protection internationale (Law of 11 June 2026 and EU Pact on Migration and Asylum)
People seeking protection must apply in person in Luxembourg: at the Ministry of Home Affairs' General Department of Immigration, the Grand Ducal Police, the National Reception Office (ONA), the National Office for Children (ONE), or the detention centre or prison where they are held. Since 12 June 2026 new applications follow the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and the Law of 11 June 2026; applications made before then stay under the Law of 18 December 2015. Screening must be done within 3 days at most. People granted refugee or subsidiary protection status receive a residence permit valid for 5 years. People displaced from Ukraine can request temporary protection instead.
Life in Luxembourg
Finance
3
Currency
Euro
EUR
Euro
Cost of living
99
Price level · US = 100
World Bank price levels, 2025
Tax
8–42%
Income tax (national)
VAT 17%
0% below EUR 13,230 and 42% above EUR 234,870 (class 1 tariff); plus employment fund surcharge of 7% of the tax (9% above EUR 150,000 for class 1).
Living
1
Happiness
#9 of 145 countries
World Happiness Report 2025
Who it’s for
People in Luxembourg who fear persecution or serious harm in their home country, and people displaced from Ukraine (temporary protection).
Eligibility
Apply in person in Luxembourg
File in person at the General Department of Immigration (Ministry of Home Affairs), the Grand Ducal Police, the ONA, the ONE, or the detention centre or prison where you are held.
Screening and registration
Screening must happen within 3 days at most, and you register in person at the Immigration Department.
3 days
Screening deadline
- You get information on your rights
- A free interpreter is provided
- Access to legal aid is provided
Official wording
Screening must take place within 3 days at most. Registration is in person at the Immigration Department, where applicants get information on their rights, a free interpreter and access to legal aid.
Stay in Luxembourg during the procedure
Stay in Luxembourg while your application is pending, and file a declaration of arrival with your commune within 8 days of applying.
8 days
Deadline for declaration of arrival
- You receive a document confirming your status
- The document is valid only in Luxembourg
- Do not leave the country while the application is pending
Official wording
Applicants receive a document confirming their status, valid only in Luxembourg, and must not leave the country while the application is pending. Within 8 days of applying they must file a declaration of arrival with the commune where they live.
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