Essential administrative procedures
Are you planning to move to Luxembourg and want to know the essential administrative formalities you need to complete?
Do you work in Luxembourg and need to complete administrative procedures?
Are you already living in the Grand Duchy and looking for answers to everyday administrative questions?
On these pages, we explain how to navigate the administrative procedures necessary for your move and integration in Luxembourg.
Would you like to get an overview of what you need to know to successfully settle in Luxembourg? Click here.
What steps do you need to take to settle in Luxembourg?
Would you like to move to Luxembourg? What visa or residence permit do you need to apply for, depending on your current place of residence and nationality?
How can you move your belongings to Luxembourg without paying import duties?
What steps do you need to take when you arrive? As soon as you arrive in Luxembourg as a foreigner, you must register with your local municipality.
You will also need to complete a number of formalities for your vehicle and possibly register your foreign driver's license.
Don't forgetto open a bank account, as it will come in handy. To ensure that your belongings and loved ones are covered, consider taking out a number of insurance policies.
Below you will find all the useful links you need to get settled. Feel free to browse our pages.
What administrative procedures are involved on a daily basis?
Once you have settled in, make your integration easier by familiarizing yourself with all the daily administrative procedures.
Do you live in Luxembourg? Apply for a residential parking permit at the Bierger-Center in Luxembourg.
Also, consider ensuring your family's financial well-being with the family benefits to which you may be entitled. Don't forget to declare your income and pay your taxes.
Do you need to complete civil formalities? Marriage, civil partnership or civil union, registering your newborn, etc.
Find all the administrative procedures you need to know about in Luxembourg on our website. We update our pages as laws change, or on a daily basis based on our own experience as expats and foreign residents in Luxembourg.
To make things easier for you, more and more procedures can be completed online. You will find more information below.
Contact organizations for your administrative procedures
Administrative procedures in Luxembourg are quick. Civil servants are generally efficient, and you will quickly find the right person to deal with your request.
Translation of official documents in Luxembourg
Luxembourg has three official languages: Luxembourgish as the national language, French, and German.
Official administrative procedures must be carried out in one of these three languages or in English. Documents must be provided in one of these official languages. If this is not the case, you must have them translated in advance by a certified official translator.
Guichet.lu, administrative portal of the Luxembourg government
Guichet.lu, official website for administrative procedures
Guichet.lu is the official administrative website of the Luxembourg government. It simplifies your interactions with the Luxembourg government and administration. The guichet.lu website is available in three languages: French, German, and English.
You will find all the answers to your administrative questions on the guichet.lu website. Access is simple. The website offers transparent information on administrative matters in Luxembourg and the services offered by the Luxembourg government.
MyGuichet, secure personal administrative space
The Luxembourg government has launched a secure personal administrative space online. MyGuichet allows you to view and complete your personal data listed by the administration. You can carry out your administrative procedures online thanks to secure and confidential personal access to the Luxembourg government's digital services.
Government and public service documents
You can access a number of administrative documents from government services online. This information is available directly from the Guichet.lu website or via the shared portal www.data.public.lu.
De Guichet, the government's helpdesk service
The Luxembourg government has also set up a physical helpdesk service. This helpdesk information service assists citizens with their administrative procedures.
Located at Luxembourg-Centre, 11, r. Notre-Dame – L-2240 Luxembourg, you can visit this service without an appointment. You can also call the helpdesk hotline (free of charge) on: +352 24 78 20 00.
The reception desk offers assistance in four languages: French, German, English, and Luxembourgish. The government reception desk is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Luxembourg City administrative services
The City of Luxembourg has numerous service desks for all your administrative procedures. You can find details of these services on the website vdl.lu
In-person reception at the Bierger Center
The Bierger Center is located in the Ville-Haute district of Luxembourg: 44, place Guillaume II / 2, rue Notre-Dame. The offices are open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
You can carry out all your administrative procedures there.
Online forms for the City of Luxembourg
You can also complete a number of administrative procedures online from the comfort of your own home.
The VDL provides a wide range of administrative forms on its website . All you have to do is fill them in at your leisure from the comfort of your own home . This saves a lot of time, given how long, numerous, and tedious administrative procedures can sometimes be when moving to a new country!
For each document, an explanatory sheet will guide you through the administrative procedures and help you avoid mistakes. To access the various forms available online from the City of Luxembourg, click here.
Administrative procedures in other municipalities
Don't live in Luxembourg City? Your municipality of residence probably offers the same services. Contact your local municipal administration for more information.
Since the COVID pandemic, more and more administrative procedures are being carried out online, directly on MyGuichet.lu.
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