Minimum Salary For EU Blue Cards To Increase

At a Glance

Effective September 27, 2019, the minimum salary level for EU Blue Card positions in Luxembourg will increase for both regular and shortage occupations. The new salary level for regular occupations will be EUR 78,336 (up from EUR 73,998), and the new level for shortage occupations will be EUR 62,668.80 (up from EUR 59,198.40). Shortage occupations include mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians; system analysts; software developers; web and multimedia developers; and application programmers and other computer professionals. The situation

Effective September 27, 2019, the minimum salary level for EU Blue Card positions for regular occupations will be EUR 78,336 (up from EUR 73,998), and the new level for shortage occupations will be EUR 62,668.80 (up from EUR 59,198.40).

A closer look

Shortage occupations include:

Mathematicians, actuaries and statisticians; System analysts; Software developers, web and multimedia developers, and application programmers; Software and application developers and analysts not elsewhere classified; Database designers and administrators; System administrators; Computer network professionals; and Database and network professionals not elsewhere classified. A closer look

Initial and renewal applications. Employers of foreign nationals seeking to obtain or renew a work permit on or after September 27, 2019 must increase the foreign national's salary to comply with the new rule. Those who do not meet the threshold will be eligible for the standard local work permit (Salaried Worker Permit), for which a labor market test will need to be completed. Pending applications. During the last increase, the authorities confirmed that any file received before the publication date plus four days would be processed taking into consideration the previous threshold...