The National Legislative Framework: Visas and Residence Permits Scale and Scope of the Phenomenon Identified Restrictions to Intra-EU Mobility of Third-Country Nationals Conclusions

In Luxembourg, there have been discussions on marriages of convenience as being used to allow the entrance of foreigner by the procedure of family reunification. As the ICCS mentioned in 2010 there was the suspicion that there had been an increase of marriages of convenience between Luxembourgish and EU national with asylum seekers to allow … Continued

Issuing a visa derives from the sovereign authority of the State. Visa policy is composed of a group of parameters set by national legislation (Constitution, laws, regulations and decrees), thereby allowing the administration to determine which foreigners can be admitted to enter and stay on a temporary basis on its territory. It is a social phenomenon … Continued

In this study, the EMN NCP LU attempts to provide, as far as possible, an overview of existing approaches, mechanisms and measures implemented in Luxembourg in order to address irregular migration. The analysis of different governmental programmes has shown that the fight against irregular migration has gradually become a priority on policy level over the … Continued

Circular and temporary migrations have become important concepts at the global and EU-level and have elicited remarkable interest among policy-makers and scholars, notably in relation to the wider issue of migration and development. The preparation of the national contribution to the EMN study on circular and temporary migration has shown that, in Luxembourg, both political … Continued

Economic immigration is considered by the European Union Member States as an important factor for resolving not only the problem of ageing of the general population of the Union, but also the negative birth-rates and the lack of highly qualified labour. After the economic and financial crisis of the last three years the problem is … Continued

The phenomenon of unaccompanied minors (from here on referred to as ‘UAMs’) has so far been relatively small in Luxembourg and it primarily affects young people aged at least 16 years of age. This also explains the difficulty of establishing distinct profiles and may explain why there is no global legal framework which guarantees a … Continued

The phenomenon of unaccompanied minors has so far been relatively small in Luxembourg and it primarily affects young people aged at least 16 years of age. This also explains the difficulty of establishing distinct profiles and may explain why there is no global legal framework which guarantees a tailored reception and supervision solution for all … Continued

The phenomenon of unaccompanied minors (from here on referred to as ‘UAMs’) has so far been relatively small in Luxembourg and it primarily affects young people aged at least 16 years of age. This also explains the difficulty of establishing distinct profiles and may explain why there is no global legal framework which guarantees a … Continued

The phenomenon of unaccompanied minors (from here on referred to as ‘UAMs’) has so far been relatively small in Luxembourg and it primarily affects young people aged at least 16 years of age. This also explains the difficulty of establishing distinct profiles and may explain why there is no global legal framework which guarantees a … Continued