Practical guides
Cross-border taxation, housing, schools, transport: the deep dives to prepare a move to Luxembourg or its borders.
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Moving to Luxembourg: the essentials
Permits, languages, salaries, real costs: what to know before settling in the Grand Duchy.
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Cross-border from France: tax, commute, pitfalls
131,000 French residents commute daily. Tax at source, 34 remote days, a saturated A31: the full manual.
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Cross-border from Belgium: the calmest corridor
53,750 Belgians commute. A predictable E411, the Arlon train, well-oiled taxation: often the best overall compromise.
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Cross-border from Germany: Trier and the Moselle valley
53,400 German residents commute. The A64 from Trier, the Wasserbillig bridge, and since 2024 the same 34 remote days.
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Rent or buy in the Greater Region?
Luxembourg rents, the Bëllegen Akt, a ×3 price gap with the borders: the orders of magnitude to decide.
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Schools: trilingual public, European or international?
The Luxembourg system teaches literacy in German, public European schools are free, ISL costs €25,000/year: how to choose.
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Getting around: the land of free transport
Free trains, trams and buses since 2020, strategic P+Rs, booming cycling: optimising your journeys in the Greater Region.
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Getting Luxembourgish nationality
5 years' residence, the Sproochentest, the 'Living together' course: the real path to the passport, dual nationality included.
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Non-EU expats: work and residence permits
Salaried-worker permit, EU Blue Card, family reunification: the administrative path of an international hire.
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Expat daily life: banking, healthcare, pension
Bank account, CNS, doctors, second pillar: the systems to understand in year one.
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