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Luxembourgish Citizenship by Descent
Luxembourg · Central Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2017
- Governing lawPublished
- Law of 8 March 2017 on Luxembourg Nationality
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministry of Justice
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Leverage your Luxembourgish ancestry for citizenship in the heart of Europe's financial center
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- No
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Descendants of Luxembourgish nationals up to great-grandparents
- Type of remote employmentPublished
- Not applicable
- Generational limitPublished
- 3
- Ancestral connectionPublished
- 3rd Generation Limit: Citizenship can be claimed through a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent
- Unbroken chain of citizenshipPublished
- Citizenship Continuity: The ancestor must have maintained Luxembourgish citizenship until the birth of the next generation | Renouncement Rules: If the ancestor renounced their Luxembourgish citizenship before the birth of the next descendant, it could break the chain of eligibility for citizenship. | Naturalization Impact: If the ancestor naturalized in another country before the birth of the next generation, this could affect eligibility depending on specific laws.
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- No
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 17 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Option declaration filed in person with the civil registrar of the City of Luxembourg (for applicants living abroad)
- Required in-person stepPublished
- In person in Luxembourg
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Nationality granted automatically about 4 months after a complete option declaration
- Official application routePublished
- https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/nationalite/reintegration.html
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- None required
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $95
- Application feePublished
- $150
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $245
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredPublished
- None required
- Proof of sufficient fundsPublished
- No
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- No
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- Citizenship: no presence required to keep it
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 0%-42%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- Immediate
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Immediate upon approval
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- The 1900-ancestor reclamation route closed 31 Dec 2025; what remains is the parent or grandparent option
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/citoyennete/nationalite-luxembourgeoise/acquisition-recouvrement/option.html
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/citoyennete/nationalite-luxembourgeoise/acquisition-recouvrement/option.html | https://en.paperjam.lu/article/luxembourgish-citizenship-is-attracting-brazilians | https://editor.luxtoday.lu/uploads/flyer_nationalite_EN_1_7a8bc34d84.pdf
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.