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Posting on behalf of my brother, who's studying at Uni.lu on a student visa. He just finished his first year and didn't get the minimum credits to progress to second year. He's an international (non-EU) student and his current residence permit is valid until October 31.

He's pretty shaken and convinced it's over, so I'm trying to get him real information. A few questions for anyone who's been through this or knows the system:

1. If you don't get the minimum credits in first year, does the school let you repeat the year? How does re-enrolment actually work?

2. Are resits (rattrapage) usually possible, and how do you request them? Who do you talk to?

3. If he repeats the year and stays enrolled, can the student residence permit be renewed normally?

4. Did anyone here recover from a rough first year and go on to finish? Would really appreciate hearing that.

He tried genuinely hard, the math-heavy subjects just didn't click, and the exam stress got to him badly. Any honest advice, or pointers to who at the uni to contact, would mean a lot. Thanks.

Buying an apartment for my mother in Luxembourg — whose name should it be in?

I currently cover the housing costs for my mother’s apartment in Luxembourg City. I’m now considering buying an apartment for her instead, so she has a comfortable and stable place to live.

The main question is whether I should buy the property in my own name or in my mother’s name.
If I buy it in my name, it would essentially be an investment property. If I buy it in my mother’s name, it would be her first property purchase, which appears to have some advantages in terms of the required down payment and transaction costs.

However, buying it in her name raises a few questions, and I’d really appreciate advice from people familiar with Luxembourg tax and inheritance law:

1. Tax implications for my mother:
If the apartment is in my mother’s name but I make the initial payment, financing payments, and other property-related payments on her behalf, could this create any tax liability for her? She currently has no income of her own.

2. Tax implications for me:
Would I be able to claim any tax deductions or other benefits on my Luxembourg tax return because I am financially supporting the purchase/payments, even though the property is in my mother’s name?

3. Inheritance planning:
Is there anything I can do now, when purchasing the property, to make the inheritance situation clearer in the future? I have a sister, and she fully acknowledges that the property would effectively be my investment and does not want any interest in it. Is there a legally useful way of documenting this now, or would that not really help?

4. What happens when my mother passes away?
If the property is in my mother’s name and eventually forms part of her estate, would my sister have a legal right to claim a share of the property despite having no involvement in purchasing or paying for it? If so, would transferring/inheriting her share to me create any tax liability for me at that point?

I understand that this is something I should ultimately discuss with a Luxembourg notary/tax adviser, but I’d first like to understand the general principles and hear from anyone who has dealt with a similar situation.

For context: I am a Luxembourg citizen and would be funding the purchase; my mother is a resident and has no income of her own.
Any insights, particularly from people who have actually gone through this in Luxembourg, would be greatly appreciated.

..until the first sentences along the lines of "never nice weather in Luxembourg" or "rain all the time in Luxembourg" are heard, now that we had a few hours of rain and going to get (hopefully) rain for days on end?

I'm learning Luxembourgish and often use LOD while reading local news. Copying each unfamiliar word into another tab got repetitive, so I made LëtzLookup.

It lets you select a word and view the LOD result on the same page, including translations, examples, and pronunciation.There is no account, analytics, or lookup history. The selected text is sent directly to LOD only when you request a lookup.

It is still new, so I would appreciate feedback from other learners, especially if a lookup returns an unexpected result.

You can install on:

- Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/l%C3%ABtzlookup/
- Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/l%C3%ABtzlookup/omcanjbpnmjidpphjfhabimfmefejcac

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In the Luxembourg job market and workplace culture, how is it generally perceived when a candidate in their early-to-mid 40s applies for a graduate, junior or entry-level position? Would being 43–45 years old be a significant disadvantage when applying for graduate or junior level positions with a recent completed degree?

Target Area: Financial Audit, IT Audit/Risk/Governance, Compliance, Technology Risk, Business Continuity or Analytics

Luxembourg is so called no.1 GDP per capital country and everyone outside ‘wanted’ to move here, but staying here after 5 years, we also see many many ppl leaving the country, due to reasons like lack of life and fun and job opportunities, and the housing price being so high, same as the everything.

As young parents, we raised our first kid, bought our first apartments here, we now have a strong tie to this country. We genuinely appreciate our life here - limited choice of everything but super calm. In the meanwhile, we started getting concerned about the future and wondering what is next - if we lost job one day and cannot find a replacement.

Are you bullish about the future of Luxembourg? And are you planning something for it?

Salut alleguer,

I currently have the BIL Visa Infinite and I’m looking around to see if something better exists in Luxembourg.

I checked the Spuerkeess card but the insurance coverage looks weaker (travel, cancellation etc…)

Is there alternatives you would recommend ?

Merci 🙏

I want to send a small parcel that measures 160mm x 110mm x 50mm

The thing is when I buy my label online it’s A5 size ( half an A4) so it’s much bigger than the box I’m using. The thing I’m sending is already really small so getting a bigger box for the label to fit seems ridiculous.

Am I missing something here? Is there another label that fits smaller boxes?

I’m currently in Switzerland on my first trip to Europe, and next month I’ll be visiting Luxembourg for the first time as well.

I’ve been lucky enough to travel in Asia, Africa and the Americas, but Europe is still very new to me. Luxembourg in particular is somewhere I know relatively little about beyond what you normally find in travel guides, so I’m genuinely curious about what it actually feels like to spend time there.

What should I expect when it comes to the people, food, weather, everyday atmosphere, or just the general rhythm of life?

And for those who live there, is there anything about Luxembourg that visitors tend to misunderstand, overlook, or only realise once they actually spend some time there?

Would love to hear any thoughts, even if they’re completely subjective.

Can anyone advise how I obtain this cert?

I no longer live in Luxembourg (but am actually visiting right now if that helps) and would rather not reach out to my former employer.

I tried myguichet but could only find Certificate de Revenus there.

Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I’ve been living in Luxembourg and opened a BGL account a few months ago, but unfortunately I’m finding it quite inconvenient.

I don’t use an iPhone, and neither the debit nor the credit card provided by BGL can be added to Google Pay. So far, I’ve been getting around this by making an instant bank transfer to my Revolut account and using Revolut for payments.

However, I’ve had quite a few situations where BGL’s instant transfers didn’t work, which can be pretty frustrating.

I’m therefore considering switching to either BIL or Raiffeisen. My employer has agreements with both banks that would give me a free credit card, so they seem like interesting alternatives.

For anyone using BIL or Raiffeisen together with Revolut: can you top up your Revolut balance directly using your bank card?

I’d also be interested to hear about your general experience with either bank, especially regarding Revolut transfers/top-ups and mobile payments.

Thanks!

We are traveling Europe and visiting several countries. We will get to Luxembourg in a few days and would like to park in the city center. Is the entrance and way inside to get a spot wide or is it narrow? We've got a big car and used some parking facilities where we had to maneuver a lot or even quit, so we want to be prepared.

Thanks for your help!

What would be our mid class scary lifestyle pattern ?

To everyone but especially Polish people that already relocated to Luxembourg - I have a possibility to move with my family (2+1) to Luxembourg. I’ve lived in major cities in Poland (Krakow, Warsaw) and I’m wondering if overall cost and quality of life is comparable or better in Lux.

I’d need to find a job as only my partner has it secured but I used to know French at C1 level just hasn’t used it for 5 years now so it would definitely be a goal to refresh it. I see from posts here that job market is difficult and it’s not that easy to find a job. Would French make a big difference in job search?

Assuming 2 average incomes and living in district not in the city center, is it affordable? TBH real estate and accommodation prices in Poland got so crazy with salaries not necessarily following that it’s becoming a difficult chase to catch up with in here