Long-term National Visa

If you want to apply for a long stay visa D (more than 90 days) to travel to Luxembourg, please click here and follow the procedure: https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/immigration.html . Applications have to be lodged with the Luxembourg Visa Application Centre ( http://www.vfsglobal.com/luxembourg/india ). If you live in Nepal, long-term applications can be lodged at the Luxembourg Visa Application Centre in Kathmandu. Please contact Newdelhi.Consulat@mae.etat.lu for an appointment with VFS Kathmandu. If you live in Bangladesh, in Sri Lanka or in the Maldives, long-term D visa applications are processed at the Luxembourg Embassy in New Delhi. From Bangladesh and the Maldives, you can send the visa application directly to the Embassy through a prepaid courier service (Address: Embassy of Luxembourg, 84 Jor Bagh, 110003 New Delhi, INDIA). From Sri Lanka, the visa application needs to be couriered through our Honorary Consulate in Sri Lanka (Address: 103//14, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo-7, SRI LANKA. Tel. : +94-011-2436271. Email: colombo@consul-hon.lu).

Long-term visa procedure for applicants who submitted their application for a temporary authorization to stay (AST) to the General Department of Immigration before 1 October

Please take into account the transit time from your location to the Embassy in New Delhi and processing time after receiving the application (excluding weekends and national holidays). We suggest application submission be made at least 25 - 30 working days prior to the date of departure. Travel dates should be planned accordingly and applicants should be flexible with the dates.

Documents required for a long-term visa request are as follows:

• Duly filled application form (Pdf) dated and signed by each applicant - Please fill in all the fields, including the details of your employer and/or family member in Luxembourg.

• 1 recent passport-size photograph in colour on white background, not edited - The photo should be pasted (not stapled) on the form.  

• Passport - which must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the date of return and with at least 2 blank pages available + 1 copy of the data page of the passport along with photocopies of the front and last page.

• Original and copy of the Authorisation to stay documents (Mandatory).

• Flight reservations/bookings (reservation OR booking; presentation of a paid ticket is not required)

• Visa fee receipt (with the complete details of depositor along with applicant name)

Fees for a long-term visa:

All Applicants          50€ (5500 INR) 

Please contact Newdelhi.Consulat@mae.etat.lu for the Embassy’s bank details.

The applicant has to arrange with a prepaid courier service for the pickup of the passport. At the time of pickup, the courier service needs to identify themselves and provide us with a letter of consent in writing signed by the applicant.

For the travel: At the external border, visa holders may be requested to produce the original Authorisation to stay.

For any further visa-related assistance, you may reach us directly between 12 pm to 1 pm IST on Tel. (+91) 11 4998 6612.

Long-term visa procedure for applicants applying for a long-term visa (Visa D) under the new procedure from 1 October 2026 onwards

General Information

As of 1 October 2026, the procedure for obtaining a first residence permit for third-country nationals wishing to settle in Luxembourg will be simplified and aligned with European practice. This reform, approved by the Government Council in July 2025, replaces the previous procedure, which required a prior application for a temporary residence authorisation with the Directorate General for Immigration by an application for a long-stay visa (Visa D), to be submitted through Luxembourg or Belgian diplomatic or consular representations abroad.

For more information, please consult the “Long-stay visa (Visa D)” section or Guichet.lu.

Third-country nationals wishing to settle in Luxembourg must submit a long-stay visa (Visa D) application in accordance with the applicable procedure with the competent Luxembourg embassy or consulate, or, where applicable, through its external service provider (VFS Global). The applications have to be lodged with the Luxembourg Visa Application Centre (http://www.vfsglobal.com/luxembourg/india)

Fees for a long-term visa:

All Applicants          50€ (5500 INR) 

Transitional Provisions

Temporary authorisations to stay (AST) already issued will remain valid in accordance with the conditions specified therein.

Applications submitted on or before 30 September 2026 will continue to be processed under the previous procedure (see above). Where the application is approved, the applicant will receive a notification authorising the applicant to apply for a long-stay visa at the competent consular post, through its external service provider, VFS Global.