Luxembourg Student permit

For admission to higher education in Luxembourg. Monthly resources must be at least 80 percent of the current REVIS social inclusion income, shown by a scholarship or loan certificate, parents' solvency undertaking or a bank statement. Students may work for an average of 15 hours per week over a month outside study time. ^{1 2 3 4}

What you must show and pay

• Income of at least EUR 1,555.52 a month (≈ $1,740) · At least 80 percent of the REVIS social inclusion income; computed as 80 percent of EUR 1,944.40 (≈ $2,170) (maximum allocation for one adult at index 992.24 from 1 June 2026). ^{1 2}
• A fee of EUR 80 (≈ $89) · Residence permit issuance fee, paid after the application is accepted. ³

Requirements

• The applicant lives abroad and is admitted to a full-time higher-education course at a Luxembourg institution. ¹
• Doctoral researchers in training also count as students. ¹
• Monthly resources must be at least 80 percent of the REVIS amount, which is EUR 1,555.52 (≈ $1,740) from the published figure of EUR 1,944.40 (≈ $2,170). ^{1 2}
• Resources are shown by a scholarship or loan certificate, a bank statement, parents' solvency proof or a guarantor undertaking for a full academic year. ¹
• Proof of admission, a criminal record extract under 3 months old and travel health insurance. ¹
• Parental consent is needed if the applicant is under 18. ¹
• Apply for the long-stay visa D, then after entry apply for the residence permit before the visa expires. ^{1 3}
• The decision takes up to 60 days, suspended until missing documents arrive; silence after 3 months counts as refusal. ¹
• The residence permit issuance fee of EUR 80 (≈ $89) is paid after the application is accepted. ³

Stay

• A long-stay visa D, valid for up to one year, is needed to enter. The student residence permit is valid for at least one year and is renewable for the same period while the conditions remain met; if the study cycle is shorter than a year it covers the period of studies. For students in EU or multilateral mobility programmes, or under an agreement between higher-education institutions, it is valid for at least two years or the length of the studies if shorter.
• Renewable, subject to the conditions in force at renewal.

Nationality

Non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals. Not open to: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia.

Work

Salaried work is allowed up to an average of 15 hours per week over a month outside study time, with no limit in school holidays; the employer declares the hiring.

Checked 2026-10-12

Official sources

1. Student (third-country national) · Guichet.lu (Luxembourg State portal) · checked 2026-10-10
2. Amount of the social inclusion income (REVIS) · Fonds national de solidarité · checked 2026-10-12
3. Issuance of your first residence permit (step 2, after entry) · Ministère des Affaires intérieures / Guichet.lu · checked 2026-10-11
4. Amended Law of 29 August 2008 on free movement of persons and immigration (consolidated version of 12 June 2026) · Legilux (Government of Luxembourg) · checked 2026-10-11 · published 2008-08-29
5. Le statut de resident de longue duree (Articles 80 a 88 of the amended law of 29 August 2008) · Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Immigration Directorate, Luxembourg · checked 2026-10-11
6. Acquerir la nationalite luxembourgeoise par naturalisation · Guichet.lu (Luxembourg government portal) · checked 2026-10-11