Long-term resident status for third-country nationals
Official name: Statut de résident de longue durée-UE
Non-EU nationals who have lived lawfully in Luxembourg for an uninterrupted 5 years can apply for long-term resident status. They need stable and sufficient income without relying on the REVIS social inclusion income, suitable housing and health insurance, and must not be a threat to public order. The fee is EUR 80; the permit is valid for 5 years and renewable.
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
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Who it’s for
Non-EU nationals with 5 years of lawful, uninterrupted residence in Luxembourg, including beneficiaries of international protection.
Eligibility
5 years of lawful, uninterrupted residence
Sign in to check this route against your profileYou need 5 years of lawful, uninterrupted residence, with only limited absences allowed.
Absences tolerated over the five years
- One absenceconsecutive, maximum
- 6 months
- All absencesin total, maximum
- 10 months
Official wording
Absences of up to 6 consecutive months and no more than 10 months in total over the five years are tolerated.
Beneficiaries of international protection
Sign in to check this route against your profileIf you were granted international protection, time from your asylum application to the protection permit counts toward the 5 years.
- Does not count if you lived unlawfully in another member state
Official wording
For people granted international protection, the time between the asylum application and the issue of the protection permit counts toward the 5 years, unless they lived unlawfully in another member state.
Resources, housing, insurance, public order
Sign in to check this route against your profileStable and sufficient income without recourse to the REVIS social inclusion income, suitable housing, health insurance, a valid passport, and no threat to public order.
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