Seasonal worker residence permit
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Titre de sejour « travailleur saisonnier » as of 2026-06-12[1] Art. 49bis(3)(c) defines the 'titre de sejour travailleur saisonnier'; art. 49quater(2) is the issuing provision. |
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| Official name (English) | Seasonal worker residence permit as of 2026-06-12[1] |
| Legal basis | Loi modifiee du 29 aout 2008 sur la libre circulation des personnes et l'immigration, art. 49bis to 49quinquies as of 2026-06-12[1] Art. 49bis sets the conditions and definitions and refers the list of seasonal sectors to Code du travail art. L. 122-1(2) point 2; art. 49ter the rights conferred; art. 49quater the instrument issued, its five-month cap and renewals; art. 49quinquies the refusal grounds. |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[1] Art. 49quater(2) issues a 'titre de sejour travailleur saisonnier' for stays exceeding 90 days. For stays not exceeding 90 days art. 49quater(1) issues instead a short-stay visa plus a work authorisation, or a work authorisation alone where the applicant is visa-exempt – a different instrument, recorded in this note rather than as a second route. |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA, EFTA as of 2026-06-12[1] Art. 49bis(2) excludes from the route persons posted by undertakings established in another member state, family members of Union citizens who have exercised free movement, and persons enjoying equivalent free-movement rights under agreements concluded by the Union. |
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Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 5 months as of 2026-06-12[1] Art. 49quater(2): 'La duree de validite maximale est de cinq mois sur une periode de douze mois.' The five months are a ceiling assessed over a rolling twelve-month window, so bound 'maximum' is set; the window itself cannot be held in this field and is stated here. |
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| Renewable | Yes as of 2026-06-12[1] Art. 49quater(3): within the five-month maximum period, and provided the art. 49bis(5) conditions remain met and none of the refusal grounds applies, the minister grants one or more renewals where the holder extends the contract with the same employer, and a single renewal to be employed by a different employer. |
| Maximum total duration | up to 5 months as of 2026-06-12[1] Art. 49quater(2) and (3): renewals sit inside the same five-months-in-twelve cap rather than extending beyond it. |
| Work rights | employment only as of 2026-06-12[1] The permit exists for an activity subject to the rhythm of the seasons under one or more fixed-term contracts concluded directly with an employer established in Luxembourg (art. 49bis(3)(a)). Art. 49ter(1) adds rights to diploma recognition and to vocational training directly linked to the activity, excluding study grants and loans. |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[1] Not established. Art. 49ter(2) states that seasonal salaried work 'ne confere pas de droit a l'obtention du titre de sejour vise a l'article 43' – it does not open the ordinary salaried-worker permit – and art. 49bis(3)(a) defines the seasonal worker as keeping their principal residence in a third country. Neither provision addresses long-term resident status under art. 80 directly, and reading the two together to conclude that seasonal time cannot count would be an inference. Recorded unknown. |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | Yes as of 2026-06-12[1] Art. 49bis(4)(a) and (5)(a): a valid employment contract to work as a seasonal worker with an employer established in Luxembourg. Art. 49bis(4)(b)/(5)(b) add proof of adequate accommodation, provided or to be provided, and (c) proof that health insurance has been taken out or applied for. Art. 49quater(4) exempts from the accommodation proof an applicant admitted as a seasonal worker at least once in the preceding five years who fully complied with the conditions each time. |
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| Labour-market test | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[1] |
| Employer sponsorship | Yes as of 2026-06-12[1] Art. 49bis(1) allows the employer to file the application, and art. 49bis(6) obliges the employer to give the minister all information needed for issue, extension or renewal of the seasonal permit and to report any change of the worker's address. |
| Job-search route | No as of 2026-06-12[1] |
Process
| Where to apply from | either as of 2026-06-12[1] |
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Physical presence
| none stated | to keep the permit as of 2026-06-12[1] |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[1] |
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Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 1 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 1 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2026-06-12 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-06-12 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-17 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Version consolidée applicable au 12/06/2026 : Loi du 29 août 2008 portant sur la libre circulation des personnes et l'immigration
Journal officiel du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (Legilux) · statute · Tier 1 · Published 2026-06-12 · Accessed 2026-08-14