📋 Tender Overview
The Immigration Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs wishes to inform about the posting of several electronic immigration procedures on the www.guichet.lu website.From 10 July 2023 several procedures can be carried out online. They concern EU citizens third-country nationals who are family members of an EU citizen and third-country nationals who hold a residence permit. The complete list of steps can be found below.Electronic procedures are accessible without and with strong authentication. The use of an authentication means e.g. LuxTrust electronic identity card eID GouvID is therefore not necessarily necessary. Replies to electronic requests continue to be provided by post.The procedures are available in a first phase in French. The German and English versions will go online in the coming weeks.The proposed procedures are aimed at EU citizens and third-country nationals already residing in Luxembourg. The first applications of persons residing abroad are not covered nor are applications for international protection since these applications require the processing of original documents and therefore do not lend themselves to electronic submission.The submission of applications electronically is an option in addition to the current procedure for submitting an application using a paper form. It is therefore still possible to carry out the procedures by post using the required forms which are also available on the www.guichet.lu website.The approaches were developed in collaboration with the State Information Technology Centre CTIE the body responsible for implementing the Guichet.lu portal.Exhaustive list of electronic procedures available from 10 July 2023For EU citizensApplication for a permanent residence permit after a legal stay of at least 5 yearsApplication for replacement of the residence permit or permanent residence permit in case of loss or deterioration of the initial certificate.For third-country nationals who are family members of an EU citizenApplication for renewal of the residence card or permanent residence card as the expiry of the valid residence card or permanent residence card approachesApplication for a permanent residence card after a legal residence of at least 5 years with the EU citizenApplication for replacement of the residence card or permanent residence card in case of loss or damage to the original card.For third-country nationalsApplication for a residence permit for holders of a temporary residence permitApplication for renewal of the residence permit as the expiry of the valid residence permit approachesApplication for a residence permit as a long-term resident after a legal stay of at least 5 yearsApplication for replacement of the residence permit in case of loss or deterioration of the initial permit.
