How does Family Reunification work in Luxembourg, and who qualifies?

The family reunification route allows close family members to join a third-country national who is lawfully resident in Luxembourg. It covers spouses or partners and minor children. The sponsor must usually hold a qualifying residence permit and have resided lawfully for the required period, and you will need to prove the family relationship.

The core conditions are stable and regular resources, suitable accommodation and health insurance, and the authorisation to stay is applied for before the family member enters the country. More favourable rules apply to the family of Blue Card holders and researchers, which can ease the path for highly qualified workers.

A EUR 80 residence permit fee applies and decisions normally come within about three months. Because the resource and accommodation requirements depend on individual circumstances, careful preparation of the supporting evidence helps. ACME can help you assemble the relationship and financial documentation and confirm the sponsor meets the conditions, and we recommend checking the current rules on guichet.public.lu first.