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Policies Affecting Luxembourg Dual Citizens
Over the years, LuxCitizenship has helped 1,150 clients on the path to Luxembourg dual citizenship. We’ve also gotten to meet countless other dual citizens. In doing so, we’ve learned of some policies and laws which can impact dual citizens through ancestry.
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We’ve launched this page to give an overview to some Luxembourg laws and policies which impact dual citizens moving to the country. We also provide some suggestions on how to address each situation.
Each person migrating to Luxembourg has a unique story. Have you experienced administrative or legal challenges in Luxembourg that affect you in a unique way because you are a dual citizen through ancestry? Please use the contact form at the bottom of the page to reach out.
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Language Learning Accessibility
Language and Integration: Unlike individuals who immigrate to Luxembourg as a “foreigner”, Luxembourgish dual citizens who move to Luxembourg are not considered “immigrants”. Very little published information is available for people in this situation. In addition, many dual citizens do not know how to connect with Luxembourg from abroad after obtaining their citizenship. We believe that the Government could implement a resource website for new dual citizens for very little cost. We would also advocate to expand this website to include Luxembourgish civics content and Luxembourgish language classes.
The cost to learn Luxembourgish is very high, our research shows it averages around €25-30 per contact hour. Our research also shows 75% of American-Luxembourgish dual citizens are interested to learn Luxembourg’s native language, but with limited educational content online and high cost for classes, it remains an unobtainable goal for most.
Burdens to Dual Citizenship Integration
FATCA: Luxembourg’s implementation of the regulations imposed on it by the United States under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) means that for individuals with American-Luxembourgish dual citizenship it can be extremely burdensome to open even a simple banking account. Dual citizens often move to Luxembourg to find out that they cannot get an apartment without a Luxembourgish bank account, but they cannot obtain the account without an apartment.
LGBTQ Rights & Advocacy
Non-Binary Gender Markers: Currently, Luxembourgish law recognizes the genders male and female. Since June 30th, 2021, the US began working to issue passports with gender markers for non-binary, intersex and gender non-conforming persons. In addition, at least 10 US states issue birth certificates and IDs with other gender markers. We believe that submission of these documents to Luxembourg will result in administrative complications with obtaining Luxembourg passports. The Luxembourgish government has confirmed in the past that they want to address this, but no bill has been brought forward.
