Immigration Law Changes: What's New For Employers?

Luxembourg has introduced new legislation applying to immigration. Bill of law no. 8227 was exempted from the second constitutional vote on 21 July 2023 and the law of 7 August 2023 ¹, published on 28 August 2023, came into force on 1 September 2023 (the "Law").

The Law provides for stricter rules and penalties concerning the employment of third-country nationals who are resident without authorisation or do not have a work permit, but it also introduces certain relaxations on hiring third-country workers, and restrictions on granting residence permits for self-employed workers, as summarised below.

1. Employment of third-country nationals in an irregular situation or resident without authorisation