A large-scale fraud case has uncovered "significant administrative weaknesses" in Luxembourg's municipal registration system, allowing over 200 individuals from third countries to immigrate and claim undue social benefits, according to the public prosecutor's office.
In a press release issued on Tuesday, the public prosecutor's office disclosed a large-scale fraud case. The investigation points to "significant administrative weaknesses stemming primarily from the lack of checks, if not the lack of possibilities to carry out checks", regarding registration in municipal registers, the authorities explained. These shortcomings were subsequently exploited by individuals who provided fictitious addresses in Luxembourg in exchange for a fee.
Registration in the municipal registers – combined with employment contracts lacking economic reality, the validation of fake school diplomas, and forged language certificates – enabled more than 200 applicants from third countries to immigrate to the Grand Duchy based on forged documents.
These residence permit applicants subsequently received undue social benefits from the Luxembourg state. "At present, the exact financial extent of the damage is not yet known", the public prosecutor's office stated.
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