lu_rbi
Residence Permit for Investors (Article 53bis, Immigration Law)
Luxembourg · Central Europe
Source: Mobility Asset DatabaseLifecycle: UnknownExtended ResidencyEconomic Residency
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
- Amended Law of 29 August 2008 on the free movement of persons and immigration, Article 53bis (added by the Law of 8 March 2017)
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Ministry of Home Affairs — General Department of Immigration (Direction générale de l'immigration)
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Luxembourg residence for a EUR 500,000+ business investment; a bill before parliament (no. 8586) would abolish it in favour of the self-employed permit
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 ageUnknown
- Unknown
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Ministerial approval of an investment: EUR 500,000 in an existing Luxembourg company (keep investment and jobs 5 years) or a new company creating 5 jobs in 3 years; or EUR 3m in a management/investment structure; or EUR 20m deposited with a Luxembourg financial institution for 5 years. Real estate does not count
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitPublished
- 18 years
- ChildrenPublished
- Spouse/registered partner and unmarried minor children join through family reunification
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
- Up to 13 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Investment approved by the Ministry of the Economy or Finance, then temporary authorisation to stay filed by post with the General Department of Immigration or through a Luxembourg embassy/consulate, from abroad; type D visa if needed; residence permit requested in Luxembourg within 3 months of arrival (MyGuichet.lu or post)
- Required in-person stepPublished
- Travel to Luxembourg after approval: declaration of arrival at the commune, medical exam, biometrics appointment and card pickup
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- Temporary authorisation to stay: ministry normally answers within 3 months (Guichet.lu); prior ministerial approval of the investment not timed
- Official application routePublished
- https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/plus-3-mois/ressortissant-tiers/investisseur/investisseur-pays-tiers.html
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $585,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $23,400,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- $585,000
- Processing feeUnknown
- Unknown
- Application feePublished
- $94
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $94
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- EUR 500,000 (business investment)
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- EUR 500,000 in an existing Luxembourg company (maintain investment and employment 5 years); EUR 500,000 in a new company creating at least 5 jobs within 3 years; EUR 3,000,000 in a new or existing management and investment structure with local substance; EUR 20,000,000 deposit in a Luxembourg financial institution held 5 years. Real estate excluded
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
- Cost notesPublished
- Residence permit fee EUR 80 (about USD 94) at first issue and each renewal
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- 2 days/year
- Minimum days per year in country (July 2026 figure)Published
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 3 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 36 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No minimum stay for investors; any resident leaving Luxembourg for more than 6 months must hand back the permit and declare departure
- 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 residencyPublished
- 5 years
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 5 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- No
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workUnknown
- Unknown
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- Bill no. 8586 (transposing the EU Single Permit Directive 2024/1233) repeals the investor permit; the Home Affairs committee adopted its report on 16 Sep 2026 and a plenary vote is pending. Investors would instead use the self-employed residence permit. Only about 9 permits were issued since 2017
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Scheme slated for abolition: bill 8586 (committee report adopted 16 Sep 2026) repeals Article 53bis; replacement route is the self-employed residence permit. Permit lasts up to 3 years and is renewable; investment conditions reviewed and permit can be withdrawn if not met. Long-term residence and naturalisation after 5 years of legal residence
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/plus-3-mois/ressortissant-tiers/investisseur/investisseur-pays-tiers.html
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/plus-3-mois/ressortissant-tiers/investisseur/investisseur-pays-tiers.html | https://www.chd.lu/fr/dossier/8586
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/plus-3-mois/ressortissant-tiers/investisseur/investisseur-pays-tiers.html | https://www.chd.lu/fr/dossier/8586 | https://wdocs-pub.chd.lu/docs/Dossiers_parlementaires/8586/20260128_Depot.pdf | https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration/plus-3-mois/ressortissant-tiers/sejour-5-ans/statut-resident-longue-duree-ressortissant-pays-tiers.html
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
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