legal and social conditions for asylum seekers and refugees in ...

employer but for only one profession, or a C-permit, unlimited and valid for any employer and any
profession.
The CGE and the Refugee Office of Caritas may provide assistance in finding jobs.
Convention refugees are entitled to unemployment benefit.
Language tuition
In general, the CGE pays for language tuition for refugees without resources, in order to facilitate
their integration into the country.
School attendance
Refugee children have the same access to the school system as nationals. If the child is over six
years old and has at least one sibling, the family is entitled to an allowance at the start of the
school year.
The school system is the same for all children regardless of their ethnic origin. Children of
refugees who do not speak any of the three official languages of the Luxembourg school system,
i.e. Luxembourgish (“Lëtzeburgesch”), French and German, may be placed in reception classes
in primary schools or classes with special language provision (“classes à régime linguistique
particulier”) in secondary schools. After one or two years, they attend a normal class, but may still
receive intensive language courses, if needed.
Mother tongue tuition
Except for Portuguese and Italian language, there is no mother tongue tuition available within the
national school system. For children from non-EU Member States, unofficial classes have been
organised, sometimes – but not always – on the authorisation of the Ministry of Education.
Access to the adult education system
Access for adults to the educational system is free but remains problematic for many refugees
because of the language barrier.
Foreign diplomas will be recognised where they are a requirement for access to the education
system.
Refugees are also entitled to grants from the Ministry of Education.
They may also attend vocational training courses designed for the unemployed.
Access to the national health service
Refugees have the same access to the national health system as nationals.
Unaccompanied minors
Unaccompanied minors under 15 years of age are given a refugee travel document, which is
renewable annually. Those over 15 years of age are, like adults, given a refugee travel document,
renewable every two years, together with an alien's identity card which is valid for five years.
Minors can be placed under the care of a guardian on the decision of the “juge des tutelles”, a
special judge appointed by the Children’ Court, responsible for guardianship issues.
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