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LUXEMBOURG: Minimum Salary Increases for EU Blue Card
July 27, 2016
The Luxembourg government has increased the minimum salary requirements for European Union (EU) Blue Cards which came into effect on the 10th July 2016.
EU Blue Card holders in Luxembourg must now be paid at least €73,296 per year (1.5 times the average annual salary in Luxembourg), up from €71,946.
For EU Blue Card Holders with jobs in shortage occupations within group 1 (managers) or 2 (professionals) of the ISCO (International Standard Classification of Occupations), the minimum salary is now fixed at €58,636.80 per year (1.2 times the average annual salary), up from €57,556.80.
The EU Blue Card is a work and residence permit, implemented in most EU countries, designed to attract highly-skilled non-EU nationals. To qualify, applicants need advanced qualifications or substantial experience, among other requirements. Benefits include the flexibility to change employers or move to another EU country, and work permission for a spouse. The Luxembourg government regularly adjusts the minimum salary requirements for foreign nationals.
The list of shortage occupations is as follows:
- Mathematicians, Actuaries and Statisticians
- Systems Analysts
- Software Developers
- Web and Multimedia Developers
- Applications Programmers
- Software and Application Developers and Analysts, Multimedia Developers not listed elsewhere
- Database Designers and Administrators
- Systems Administrators
- Computer Network Professionals
- Database and Network Professionals not elsewhere classified
Our Advice:
It is important that you review the salaries of current and future EU Blue Card holders in Luxembourg and make a note the occupations qualifying for a lower minimum salary. If you require any further information please contact us at [email protected].
