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To come to Luxembourg

Citizens of the following countries/regions can enter the Luxembourg territory and stay for a maximum of three months (tourist visit, family visit, business trip etc) without a visa provided they have:

  • Albania Albania
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
      if holder of a biometric passport
  • Andorra Andorra
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Argentina Argentina
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Australia Australia
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Austria Austria
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Bahamas Bahamas
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Barbados Barbados
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Belgium Belgium
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Bosnia Herzegovina Bosnia Herzegovina
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
      if holder of a biometric passport
  • Brazil Brazil
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Brunei Brunei
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Bulgaria Bulgaria
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Canada Canada
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Chile Chile
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Costa Rica Costa Rica
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Croatia Croatia
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Cyprus Cyprus
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Denmark Denmark
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • El Salvador El Salvador
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Estonia Estonia
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Finland Finland
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • France France
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Germany Germany
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Greece Greece
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Guatemala Guatemala
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Honduras Honduras
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Hungary Hungary
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Iceland Iceland
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Ireland Ireland
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Israel Israel
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Italy Italy
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Japan Japan
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Latvia Latvia
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Lithuania Lithuania
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Macao Macao
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Macedonia Macedonia
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
      if holder of a biometric passport
  • Malaysia Malaysia
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Malta Malta
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Mauritius (Isle) Mauritius (Isle)
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Mexico Mexico
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Monaco Monaco
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Montenegro Montenegro
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
      if holder of a biometric passport
  • New Zealand New Zealand
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Nicaragua Nicaragua
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Norway Norway
    • Valid national identity card
  • Panama Panama
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Paraguay Paraguay
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Poland Poland
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Portugal Portugal
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Romania Romania
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • San Marino San Marino
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Serbia Serbia
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
      if holder of a biometric passport. The waiver does not apply to holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Department. (Koordinaciona uprava)
  • Seychelles Seychelles
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Singapore Singapore
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Slovakia Slovakia
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Slovenia Slovenia
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • South Korea South Korea
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Spain Spain
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Sweden Sweden
    • Valid national identity card
  • Switzerland Switzerland
    • Valid national identity card
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Taïwan Taïwan
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • The Netherlands The Netherlands
    • Valid national identity card
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • United States of America United States of America
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Uruguay Uruguay
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Vatican City Vatican City
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)
  • Venezuela Venezuela
    • Valid passport without a visa (valid at least 3 months after the beginning of the journey)

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The following are also exempt:

  • foreigners travelling with a :
    o United Nations permit,
    o Identity papers issued by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe,
    o Permit for European Union personnel,
    o Permit issued by the Customs Cooperation Council.
  • flight crew licence or certificate issued in accordance with the International Air Services Transit Agreement signed in Chicago on 7th December 1944
    a valid refugee travel permit issued in accordance with the Geneva Convention of 1951 by one of the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, The Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
    a school list drawn up by a member state of the European Union for a school trip to Luxembourg.
    civilian crew members on the Rhine if they hold a travel document containing a trilingual stamp or comment identifying them as Rhine boatmen in accordance with the resolutions of the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine.
    a residence permit issued by Schengen States which allows free circulation in other Schengen states together with a valid travel document.

N.B.: Some of these documents mentioned in this section are not recognised by all of the States signed up to the Schengen agreement. If you have to pass through another Schengen State to get to Luxembourg you should contact the authorities of this State to find out about the validity of your travel document.

A valid passport with a visa* is required for citizens of the following countries:

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Cuba
  • Democratic Rep. of Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • East Timor
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Gabon
  • The Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • FYR of Macedonia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritania
  • Micronesia
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Qatar
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sudan
  • Surinam
  • Swaziland
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam
  • Western Samoa
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

* short stay visa (maximum three month stay in a six month period) for business, tourist visits, family visits, etc. Unless stated otherwise, the visa is also valid for other member states signed up to the Schengen Agreement, namely :

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Iceland
  • Italy
  • Norway
  • the Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Czech. Rep.
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Switzerland

The short stay visa does not permit the carrying out of a profit-making or remunerated activity.

Any stay for which the aim is the pursuit of a profit-making or remunerated activity, including paid or unpaid training placements, is subject to first obtaining a provisional residence permit from the Immigration Service .

Short stays for studying are subject to first obtaining a permit from the Immigration Service .

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Representation in Montenegro

Since the 1rst of January 2008, applicants for A, B and C visas (airport, transit and tourism: max. 90 days) from Montenegro have to apply at the Slovenian Diplomatic Mission in Podgorica, while applicants for a D or D+C visa (long stay) still have to apply at the Belgian Embassy in Belgrade.

Representation in Moldova

Since the 1rst of June 2009, applicants for A, B and C visas (airport, transit and tourism: max. 90 days) from Moldova have to apply at the Hungarian Diplomatic Mission in Chisinau, while applicants for a D or D+C visa (long stay) still have to apply at the Luxembourgish Embassy in Moscow.