Expats

In Luxembourg, nearly one in three of the active workforce is a foreigner and almost half of the working population are residents of our neighbouring countries. The country has a big expat community of foreigners that come to work and live in Luxembourg. We spoke to our colleague Simône van Schouwenburg about our Spuerkeess onboarding services for newcomers to Luxembourg.

For her internship at the end of her university degree, Sophie had the opportunity to spend six months in the US. She had a great time, and was able to experience Halloween the way it’s supposed to be, just like she’d seen in the movies. It’s traditional in America for the streets to transform into rows of haunted houses, each more elaborately decorated than the next, and for residents to dress up as all kinds of different characters. This year, to mark the occasion of Shauna’s arrival in Luxembourg, Sophie is planning to invite her to a US-style Halloween.

Luxembourg has a large community of foreign workers, with some 175 nations living side by side in our small country. Our colleague Simône van Schouwenburg, who is responsible for onboarding new arrivals, works closely with relocation agencies. Learn how a relocation agency can help and meet Simône’s partners.

So you just arrived in Luxembourg and found your first place to live? The landlord (lessor) requires a rental deposit (garantie locative). What is that? How do you get one? We spoke with our colleague Simône van Schouwenburg, who specialises in onboarding for newcomers in Luxembourg.

New job opportunities can equal new challenges, moving abroad being only one of them. Sophie and Marc met Shauna while visiting the USA and they have stayed in contact ever since. Now that Shauna has been offered a job in Luxembourg, she is happy to call upon Sophie’s and Marc’s help.

Simône van Schouwenburg, Head of Expat Services at Spuerkeess gives you a unique insight into the experiences she has made. Advantages, challenges and tips from an expat for expats.