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FAQ Titre de séjour Investisseur
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Ministry of Finance FAQ (created May 2018) on the investor residence title under art. 53bis of the law of 8 March 2017 (as the FAQ names it): purpose (real-estate investments excluded), the four investment options (EUR 500,000 existing company kept 5 years; EUR 500,000 new company kept 3 years; EUR 3 million investment structure; EUR 20 million deposit kept 5 years), competent ministries, 3-year validity and annual follow-up, procedure (90-day provisional permit, derogatory procedure, arrival within 3 days, application within 3 months), criteria for the structure (2 full-time employees, 75% own funds, substance) and the deposit (100% own funds, single bank, monthly-average check), documents, forms of opinion, annual verification, renewal. The four amounts were already recorded; validity and the other numbered conditions added. No statistics. Note: the FAQ dates the law 8 March 2017, Bill 8586 says 20 March 2017. Rules restated from other sources are now recorded from this document too (decision 8).
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- Business investmentinvestor (existing Luxembourg company, kept 5 years)EUR 500,000Since 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Business investmentinvestor (new Luxembourg company, kept 3 years)EUR 500,000Since 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Investment in a fundinvestor (investment and management structure, e.g. family office)EUR 3,000,000Since 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Bank depositinvestor (deposit kept 5 years)EUR 20,000,000Since 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Time limit to declare arrivaldeclaration of arrival at the new commune of residence, after arrival with the provisional residence authorisation3 daysSince 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Holding period for the investmentEUR 500,000 investment in a new Luxembourg company3 yearsSince 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Time limit to apply for the residence permitapplication for the investor residence title (or, under the derogatory procedure, submission of proof of the investment to the Ministry of Finance), from arrival in Luxembourg3 monthsSince 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Residence permit validityinvestor residence title, initial validity from the arrival declaration; renewal by the same procedure3 yearsSince 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Holding period for the investmentEUR 500,000 investment in an existing Luxembourg company5 yearsSince 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Holding period for the investmentEUR 20 million deposit with a Luxembourg financial institution5 yearsSince 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Time until first check of investment commitmentslatest check of the investment commitments after the title is issued; then checked every year12 monthsSince 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Provisional permit or certificate validityprovisional residence authorisation before the investor title; under the derogatory procedure, proof of the investment must be supplied within these 90 days90 daysSince 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Full-time employees in the investment structureinvestment and management structure route (EUR 3 million): at least two full-time employees who are not its beneficial owners2 full-time employeesSince 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Minimum share of own (not borrowed) fundsinvestment and management structure route: funds contributed must be at least 75% own funds (at most 25% borrowed)75%Since 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
- Share of deposit from own fundsEUR 20 million deposit route: 100% own funds, no borrowing; one Luxembourg financial institution; checked annually on the monthly average balance100%Since 2017 · Luxembourg Finance Ministry 2018Luxembourg · Investor residence permit
About the document
What it covers The four investment routes of art. 53bis(1) (EUR 500,000 existing or new company, EUR 3 million management structure, EUR 20 million deposit)
Notes PDF created May 2018, modified Aug 2024 (PDF metadata).
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