The Guide Passport Ranking Index currently places the Luxembourg passport in fourth place. 193 nations are accessible without a visa thanks to it. Having a very high mobility score, it is one of the most sought-after passports worldwide. Visa-free travel and visas on arrival are available to holders of Luxembourg passports in countries like Brazil, Japan, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and the whole European Union, enabling nearly immediate travel throughout the globe. However, 36 countries throughout the world, including China, India, and Russia, do require a visa for holders of the passport.
Who can apply for citizenship
There are numerous instances when you can apply for citizenship, albeit the requirements for doing so vary. Many of them call for you to pass a language competence test (spoken to A2 level, listening to B1 level), as well as a course or test called Living Together in Luxembourg (rights of citizens, state and local institutions, and history of Luxembourg).
Adults with Luxembourgish parents or grandparents
Simple, but you’ll need documentation, such as a passport or birth certificate.
Parents of a minor
You must have lived in Luxembourg lawfully for at least five years, the last year of which must have been continuous. Along with passing the Living Together in Luxembourg course or test, you also need to be fluent in the Luxembourgish language and have a certificate proving it.
Marrying a Luxembourgish national
If you marry a Luxembourgish national, you must have passed the course or test as well as the Luxembourgish language test. If you were not a resident of Luxembourg at the time of your marriage, you must wait three years before applying for nationality. However, this requirement does not apply if you are married to a citizen of Luxembourg who is residing abroad because of holding a position with a public authority or an international organization in Luxembourg.
Below 12 years old and born in the country
If you were born after July 1, 2013, if you had lived in Luxembourg lawfully for at least five years before applying, and if one of your non-Luxembourgish parents or adoptive parents had lived there legally for at least 12 months before your birth.
Completed 7 years of schooling in the country
If an adult has completed seven years of education in Luxembourg in a public or private institution that follows the country’s public curriculum and has resided in Luxembourg for 12 consecutive months before applying, they are eligible to apply for nationality.
Adults who have been resident legally for at least 20 years.
You must enroll in a 24-hour minimum Luxembourgish language course run by the INL or another organization recognized by the minister of education.
Costs
Although it is free to apply for citizenship, some documents, including copies of marital status or excerpts of criminal records from Luxembourg or another country’s police, may cost money to prepare.
How to apply
If you don’t reside in the country, you can submit your application at your commune or through the civil registrar in Luxembourg City. You or your legal agent must sign the option declaration in person (or jointly in the case of minors under the age of 18 years).
The civil registrar will register the option declaration if all legal requirements are satisfied, and the application is complete. If it’s not complete, you’ll have three months to prepare the necessary paperwork and submit it. After being notified and after the denial, you have one month to appeal the decision to the Minister of Justice. You will obtain written citizenship confirmation.
Supporting documents
The following are the supporting documents:
Birth certificate
A complete copy of your birth certificate and the birth certificates of any minor children.
Valid ID
A duplicate of a valid ID or passport.
Background information
Information on your background, including how long you’ve lived in the country, your career, and other facts (see this form). If you are 18 years of age or older, this form gives the Ministry of Justice permission to request your criminal history.
Criminal record
Criminal records from a foreign authority that is deemed to be competent in the nation of which you are/have been a national or have resided since the age of 18 over the 15 years before your application.
Court guardianship permission
You could require the court overseeing guardianship’s permission.
