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Benefits and paperwork

Passports, family and birth allowances, taxes and the official steps around a new baby in Luxembourg.

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How do I get a passport or ID card for my baby in Luxembourg?
Every Luxembourg child needs their own passport, as children are no longer added to a parent's. A Luxembourg ID card is optional under 15, and a valid...
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How do the prenatal and birth allowances work, and which check-ups and forms are required?
Luxembourg's birth allowance is paid by the Children's Future Fund (CAE) in three instalments. Each one depends on check-ups that the doctor confirms ...
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How do I apply for family allowance (allocations familiales) in Luxembourg?
The family allowance is paid by the Children's Future Fund (CAE) for each child, from the month of birth until 18, or up to 25 while the child is stil...
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What are the steps and paperwork after a baby is born in Luxembourg, including residence documents?
Here is the usual order after a birth in Luxembourg. Declare the birth within 10 days at the civil registry of the commune where the baby was born. Th...
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How are families taxed in Luxembourg, including leave payments, childcare costs and the year-end tax bill?
Your tax class depends on your family situation. Married couples are taxed together in class 2 by default. Since 2018 they can instead ask for individ...
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Do I need written permission from the other parent to travel with my child?
What Luxembourg says: a child travelling with only one parent, their father or their mother, does not, in principle, need a parental consent certifica...
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How do cross-border families living in France, Germany or Belgium claim family allowance in Luxembourg?
If you work in Luxembourg and your family lives in France, Germany or Belgium, your children can get Luxembourg family benefits through your job here....
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What do I need to do if my baby is born abroad (declaration, CNS, CAE)?
Luxembourg communes register births that take place in Luxembourg, so when your baby is born abroad, the steps that usually follow a Luxembourg declar...
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