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Carte bleue européenne
In brief
Residence permit for highly skilled third-country workers. Recruit outside the EU with a simplified procedure.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Direction de l'immigration – ministère des Affaires étrangères (MAEE)
- Who it is for
- Graduates or experienced third-country nationals, contract ≥ 6 months
- How much
- Threshold: 1.5 × average gross salary (€63,408 according to the Toolkit; ~€65,652 in 2026 according to immigrate.lu); 1.2 × for shortage occupations
- How
- Application for authorisation of stay → visa → residence permit
- Where
- guichet.lu / Directorate of Immigration
- Source
- guichet.public.lu(nouvelle page externe)Checked on October 2, 2026
This scheme is for you if…
- Graduates or experienced third-country nationals, contract ≥ 6 months
- Recruit outside the EU with a simplified procedure
General information, not a substitute for legal or tax advice.