A third-country national who wishes to come to Luxembourg to carry out a salaried activity for a period of more than 3 months, must follow a procedure in 2 consecutive steps:. Third-country nationals i. Salaried workers must submit their residence permit application themselves. However, they may call upon a third party, such as the employer, to carry out the necessary procedures.
Third-country nationals with a valid residence permit for salaried workers in Luxembourg and who, depending on the case and the type of residence permit held, change their sector of work or their profession during the validity period of their residence permit, do not need a new authorisation to stay in order to continue carrying out a professional activity. Please note that non-EU nationals who are family members of an EU citizen or of a national of a country treated as such living in Luxembourg do not need a specific permit to carry out a paid activity.
Before recruiting a salaried worker, employers must make a declaration of vacant position to the ADEM. The declaration will allow the employment agency to check whether there is a suitable candidate available on the local or EU job market.
If the job offer cannot be filled with a person registered with the ADEM within a 3 week deadline, the employer is allowed to conclude an employment contract with a person of his choice, under certain conditions, including a non-EU national. To this end, the employer must submit an application on plain paper to ADEM's director and request a certificate granting him the right to hire a third country national.
The employer must sign a dated employment contract with the future employee. The employer must hand over the original certificate to the third-country national, who will attach it to his application for the authorisation to stay.
