Luxembourg

If you're from a country or territory that does not require a visa for the Schengen Area - except for Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Mauritius, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Seychelles - you are permitted to work in Luxembourg without having to obtain any authorisation during the period of the 90 day visa-free stay. However, this visa exemption does not necessarily extend to other Schengen countries.

If you know any coin collectors, take a few local coins as keepsakes, since Luxembourg coins are among the rarest of the euros — even in Luxembourg, most of your change will be in other countries' coins!

Luxembourg is a compact country, making it easy to reach nearly any town in the country in an hour or less by public transport. The Mobilitéit agency coordinates the country's trains and buses; their website and mobile app are both very useful for planning journeys throughout Luxembourg.

The three official languages of Luxembourg are Luxembourgish, French and German; Luxembourgers are fluent in all three. Luxembourgish is close to German and forms a dialect continuum with the German dialects across the border, but it is not fully mutually intelligible with more faraway German dialects. In informal contexts and when wishing to stress "Luxembourgishness", Luxembourgish has been gaining ground since the German occupations during the world wars. Young Luxembourgers increasingly use…

In many surveys, Luxembourg has been named "safest country in the world". If you follow usual precautions, you should be fine, however, there are some hints that you might want to consider while staying in Luxembourg.

The food and tap water supply in Luxembourg is perfectly fine and the country's healthcare system is first class. The climate is average even though the summers can get hot. However these temperatures rarely rise much above 30 °C.

European roaming has been introduced. It allows all SIM card holders belonging to one of the European member countries to maintain the same pricing conditions as in the country of origin. Telephone calls and Internet browsing are valid without additional cost in all European countries, unless authorized by national authorities (generally minor operators) or exceeding a Gbit data threshold which increases from year to year. To use this service, simply activate the roaming option on your mobile ph…

Try to show respect for the local language and make some effort to say a word or two of it even if just the standard greeting "Moien". The locals, especially those in the small towns and villages, are very friendly; saying "Hello" to them in any language will be returned with a smile.