New Rules For Highly Qualified Third-Country Workers

A new law significantly eases the work and residence conditions for highly qualified workers who are third-country nationals.

After bill of law 8304 was exempted from the second constitutional vote, the law of 4 June 2024 amending the amended law of 29 August 2008 on the free movement of persons and immigration (the Law) was published in the Luxembourg Official Journal Mémorial A 261 on 27 June 2024. The Law concerns highly qualified third-country nationals (i.e. from outside the EU) who wish to live and work in Luxembourg under an "EU Blue Card".

The Law implements Directive (EU) 2021/1883¹ on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly qualified employment. In so doing, it introduces significant changes aimed at simplifying and improving the work and residence conditions of these workers.