Luxembourg Criminal Record Check: Process, Requirements, and Coverage

## Who is the source of criminal check data in Luxembourg? Service du Casier judiciaire ## What is the process in Luxembourg? 1. Request the check from the ATS or your Zinc account. 2. Follow the automated instructions to upload your ID copy and complete two forms along with some personal details in a dynamic web form. 3. Zinc submits the request to the authorities. 4. Zinc receives the results (digitally) and provides a signed digital report. 5. You receive a notification via Zinc to say the process is complete. ## What details are required to submit the check? - **First Name** - **Last Name** - **Birth Date** - **Consent** - **Passport/ID copy** - Acceptable documents - A valid ID card (for both citizens and foreigners - Can be issued by Luxembourg or any EU Country) - Residence permit (for foreigners) - can be valid or expired - A valid Passport (for both citizens and foreigners) - **Specific Authorisation Form**: a specific consent form from our checking provider - Please note that the signature can be electronic signature (drawn out with pen tool on PDF) or wet signature. - Fill in the mandatory fields: Name, First Name, Date of Birth, Address, Locality, Country and Postal Code. - Under the Specific Authorisation Form, if the applicant does not currently stay in Luxembourg, the applicant can change the country from Luxembourg to the respective country. - In the number of extracts desired section, mark 1. - Always select Bulletin no 3 - **Specific Application Form** - Please note that the signature can be electronic signature (drawn out with pen tool on PDF) or wet signature. - Fill in the mandatory fields: Name, First Name, Date of Birth, Address, Locality, Country and Postal Code. - If the applicant does not currently stay in Luxembourg, the current address of the residing country should be used. - The Certificate should be always Bulletin No 3 - Always mention the 'Supporting document' attached. ## What is covered in the criminal check? The copy of the Judicial Record Bulletin No: 3 (CASIER JUDICIAIRE BULLETIN N°3) issued by the Criminal Records office has nationwide coverage including citizens and foreigners over 18 years of age. The Certificate contains information for all of the following criminal convictions or offenses, except those deleted by rehabilitation laws or considered spent: - Crimes against the state (e.g. terrorism; nationals security; international crimes) - Offences related to the political right - Offences against the justice - Offences against public administration - Offences against the person ( e.g. injuries, murder, etc.) - Offences against the property - False and fake in stamps, false - Usurpation of functions, titles or name - Misappropriation - Destruction of acts or titles - Concussion - Abuse of power corruption - Trading in influence - Authority abuse - Torture - Rebel - Offences related to suppliers - False publication - Offences relating to industry, trade, and public auction - Offences related to public order - Escape of prisoners - Abortion - Crimes against minors - Crimes against the honour (e.g. sexual crimes, prostitution, human trafficking, etc.) - Bigamy - Harassment - Hijacking - Hostage - Fines (except parking violations) - Foreign convictions can be found if: the convict is Luxembourgian, and the conviction is a crime according to Luxembourgian law. In case of rehabilitation, the conviction can be erased after 5 to 20 years (depending on the perpetrated offence and pronounced sentence as follows: - Sentences of more than 3 years prescribe after 10 years - Sentences of more than 5 years prescribe after 20 years - Police sentences prescribe after 2 years - Convictions from foreign jurisdictions are removed once they are erased in the country where the conviction took place. The rehabilitation should be requested at the Court of appeal. The Certificate is valid for a period of 1 month from the issuance date and is issued in Luxembourgish, German or French. Restrictions, Exclusions, Limitations: Normally the data records printed on criminal certificates from Casier Judiciaire is a reflection of data from the National Registry. The Casier Judiciaire does not input or edit the names on the certificate. In case of any name difference in the Certificate and the provided ID Copy, the candidate should update their name on the National Registry of Natural Persons. Alias name – The Authority conduct the check based on the name available on the National Registry. The name available on the certificate will reflect the same. There will be slight delays in case the authority conducts the ECRIS process with EU Member states. ## What is the expected turnaround time? [Here.](https://zincwork.com/turnaround-times) ## Period covered by the check The records are kept based on the legal prescription and rehabilitation periods applicable for each type of conviction provided by the local regulations in Luxembourg. All the records are maintained by The Criminal Records office. The authority receives the request conducts a detailed review and issues the certificate based on the above. ## Privacy statement The details contained in this report should not be used as the sole reason for making a decision. Zinc Work Ltd is not liable for any inaccuracies or incompleteness in the information appearing in this report since it is provided to Zinc Work Ltd by third parties. This report has been produced for the purchaser of the report and Zinc Work Ltd will have no liability to loss. *Last updated: 2025-10-06*