Working in Luxembourg

The short answer

EU and Schengen	In both
Main routes	EU Blue Card, salaried worker residence permit, intra-company transfer
EU Blue Card threshold	€65,652 gross a year, for applications from 3 March 2026
Languages	Luxembourgish, French and German are official; English is widely used in finance, tech and EU bodies
Who decides	The Directorate of Immigration; the national employment agency (ADEM) for labour market checks

The main routes

EU Blue Card

For graduates with a relevant higher qualification and a contract of at least six months paying at least €65,652 gross a year. The threshold was raised in March 2026 and is updated regularly, so check the current figure before you apply.

Salaried worker permit

For other roles, the employer usually has to declare the vacancy to ADEM, the national employment agency, which checks whether a suitable candidate is available locally or in the EU. You then apply for a temporary authorisation to stay before travelling.

Where the opportunities are

• banking, funds, insurance and fintech
• IT, cybersecurity and data
• EU institutions and their contractors
• consulting, audit and legal services

Good to know

• Almost half of the people working in Luxembourg commute daily from France, Belgium and Germany.
• Housing in Luxembourg itself is expensive; many people live across the border.
• French is the most useful second language for daily life and many jobs.

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