Residence permit for trainees
Residency route facts
Identity
| Official name (local) | Titre de sejour pour « stagiaire » as of 2026-06-12[2] Art. 61(3) names the title 'titre de sejour pour « stagiaire »'. |
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| Official name (English) | Residence permit for trainees as of 2023-07-10[1] Guichet's own English rendering. |
| Legal basis | Loi modifiee du 29 aout 2008 sur la libre circulation des personnes et l'immigration, art. 61 as of 2026-06-12[2] Art. 61(1) sets the conditions; (2) the host entity's optional undertaking to cover stay and return costs, whose financial responsibility ends two months after the traineeship agreement ends; (3) the permit's term. |
| Instrument type | residence permit as of 2026-06-12[2] Art. 61(3) issues a 'titre de sejour' under art. 40. |
Who can apply
| Nationals not served by this route | EU, EEA, EFTA as of 2023-07-10[1] Guichet: the route is for 'a third-country national (i.e. a national from a country which is not an EU Member State or a country treated as such – Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland)'. |
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Permit terms
| Initial duration | up to 6 months as of 2026-06-12[1][2] Art. 61(3): the permit is valid for the duration of the traineeship agreement where that duration is under six months or six months at most. Where the study programme provides for an agreement longer than six months, the permit's validity matches that longer duration. Six months is therefore the ceiling in the ordinary case, which is what bound 'maximum' records; the study-programme exception cannot be held in the same field and is stated here. |
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| Renewable | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[1][2] |
| Work rights | own activity only as of 2026-06-12[2] |
Permanent residence and citizenship
| Counts toward permanent residence | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2023-07-10[1] |
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Requirements
| Job offer required | Yes as of 2026-06-12[1][2] Art. 61(1)1: a traineeship agreement (convention de stage) concluded with a host entity, providing theoretical and practical training and containing the programme with its educational purpose, the traineeship's duration, the placement and supervision conditions, and the training schedule. |
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| Qualification requirement | degree as of 2026-06-12[1][2] Art. 61(1)2: proof of a higher-education diploma obtained within the two years preceding the application, or of current enrolment in a course leading to one. Guichet adds that the provisions apply only to traineeships undertaken within the person's higher-education studies or within two years of the end of those studies. |
| Employer sponsorship | Yes as of 2026-06-12[2] Art. 61(1)1 makes the host entity a party to the required traineeship agreement, and art. 61(2) lets the minister require a named undertaking from it covering the trainee's stay and return costs, with responsibility for reimbursement if the trainee stays on irregularly. |
| Own means requirement | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[1][2] |
| Job-search route | No as of 2026-06-12[2] |
Process
| Where to apply from | from abroad only as of 2023-07-10[1] Guichet: the route addresses a third-country national 'who resides in a third country and wishes to reside in Luxembourg to undertake a training course of more than 3 months', and the application for the authorisation to stay is submitted by the trainee before entry. Guichet adds that different procedures apply to traineeships under three months, and to trainees holding an authorisation in another member state covering the traineeship's duration. |
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Physical presence
| maximum consecutive absence | 6 months · to keep the permit as of 2023-07-10[1] |
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Family inclusion
| Family members may be included | Not established from a qualifying source as of 2026-06-12[2] |
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Your next step
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Verification
| Sources cited | 2 |
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| of which official (tier 1) | 2 |
| Oldest as-of date | 2023-07-10 |
| Newest as-of date | 2026-06-12 |
| Reviewed on | 2026-08-17 |
| Schema version | 1.1 |
Sources
- [1] Applying for a residence permit for third-country trainees
Guichet.lu – State Information and Press Service, Luxembourg · official portal · Tier 1 · Published 2023-07-10 · Accessed 2026-08-14 - [2] 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