How to study in Luxembourg
Compare each route by stay and permit, work rights, cost and who it suits. Sources are under each row.
How do you get there?
Choose a different route, and the permit you need changes.
Live in Luxembourg on a working holiday
- Working Holiday long-stay visa (type D)
Who it suits：For people who want to travel and experience life and culture in Luxembourg.
- Length and permit
Ages 18–30 · 12 months · no extension
You must be 18 to 30 when you apply. The visa is a long-stay, multiple-entry visa (type D) valid for 12 months, and neither extensions nor a change of visa type are allowed. People who have already taken part in Luxembourg's working holiday programme are not eligible, so you can take part once.
- Can you work?
Work allowed (temporary jobs)
During the validity of the visa you may take temporary jobs with one or several employers. You are not eligible for unemployment benefits or social welfare.
- Cost
Visa free of charge
The official page states that Working Holiday visas are issued free of charge to Japanese nationals.
Live in Luxembourg on a working holiday
- Working Holiday long-stay visa (type D)
Who it suits：For people who want to travel and experience life and culture in Luxembourg.
Length and permit
Ages 18–30 · 12 months · no extension
You must be 18 to 30 when you apply. The visa is a long-stay, multiple-entry visa (type D) valid for 12 months, and neither extensions nor a change of visa type are allowed. People who have already taken part in Luxembourg's working holiday programme are not eligible, so you can take part once.
Can you work?
Work allowed (temporary jobs)
During the validity of the visa you may take temporary jobs with one or several employers. You are not eligible for unemployment benefits or social welfare.
Cost
Visa free of charge
The official page states that Working Holiday visas are issued free of charge to Japanese nationals.
For Japanese citizens. Official names checked on government websites on October 31, 2026.
Sources (official government pages)
Live in Luxembourg on a working holiday・Source: Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs: Working Holiday visa (conditions, documents and where to apply for Japanese nationals)Embassy of Luxembourg in Tokyo: applying for the Working Holiday visaGuichet.lu (Luxembourg government services portal): Working Holiday exchange programmeMinistry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Working Holiday programmes (partner countries, annual quotas and number of participations) (Wayback copy 2026-10-03)
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