Immigration & mobility
Family reunification in Luxembourg
Family reunification allows a person lawfully residing in Luxembourg to bring their spouse and minor children, subject to conditions of stable resources, suitable housing and health insurance. EU Blue Card holders benefit from facilitated conditions. The firm prepares and defends the file.
In short
Family reunification in Luxembourg allows a person lawfully residing in the country to bring their spouse and minor children, subject to stable resources, suitable housing and health insurance. Blue Card holders benefit from eased conditions. Cerno Law Firm prepares and defends the application.
Responsible for legal content: Maître Cora Maglo, Avocate à la Cour, Liste I du Barreau de Luxembourg depuis 2009. · Applicable law: Luxembourg
Family reunification in Luxembourg: key points at a glance
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| Fees | Announced fixed fee. Depending on the number of family members and the complexity of the civil status. |
| Indicative timing | Timeframes depend on the administration and on the completeness of the file; the firm anticipates the sensitive documents. |
| Documents required |
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Family reunification is a regulated right: the quality of the file (resources, housing, civil status) determines the approval and the timeframes.
Cerno Law Firm secures the application, anticipates the sensitive documents (foreign civil status records) and acts in the event of a refusal.
Family reunification in Luxembourg: when should you call on the firm?
You want to bring your family to Luxembourg.
The conditions of resources, housing and civil status must be met and proven.
What happens if you do nothing?
Refusal because resources or housing are deemed insufficient, disputed civil status documents, prolonged family separation.
An incomplete file delays or blocks the reunification.
How does the firm step in?
Verification of the conditions, preparation of the file (resources, housing, civil status), filing and follow up, any appeal.
Advice on the legalisation and translation of foreign records.
Practice areas
When to call on the firm
- Bring your spouse and minor children.
- Benefit from the facilitated conditions of the Blue Card.
- Regularise a family situation.
- Challenge a refusal of reunification.
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Who can bring their family?
A person lawfully residing in Luxembourg who meets the conditions (stable resources, suitable housing, health insurance). EU Blue Card holders have facilitated conditions.
Which family members are concerned?
Mainly the spouse and minor children; other members may be concerned in particular cases.
Are foreign civil status records a problem?
They often have to be legalised or apostilled and translated; the firm secures these documents to avoid a rejection.
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Founded in 2013; Maître Cora Maglo has been admitted to the Luxembourg Bar since 2009
- 2013
- independent firm
- 2009
- at the Bar since 2009
- 4,7/5
- 81 Google reviewsRead reviews
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Ongoing review and analysis of Luxembourg and European case law
Avocate à la Cour, List I of the Luxembourg Bar since 2009
Trained at the London School of Economics, formerly at Clifford Chance and Bonn Steichen & Partners
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Had a consultation with Me Cora Maglo about my Luxembourg Blue Card application. She explained everything clearly: the process, timeline and documents I need, and helped me with my wife’s family reunification too. Honest and practical advice. I felt confident after talking to her.F. P.J’ai beaucoup apprécié le service de Maître Maglo : son sérieux, sa sympathie, son professionnalisme et sa disponibilité. Toujours répondu rapidement et clairement, avec des conseils pragmatiques, sans pousser à des procédures longues et coûteuses lorsqu’elles ne sont pas justifiées.N. W.Super assistance and great support! Highly recommend. All my questions were answered, Cora and her team kept me updated all the time. I will definitely reach out to them next time for my residency.T.They talk about us
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