Circular and temporary migrations have become important concepts at the global and EU-level and have elicited remarkable interest among policy-makers and scholars, notably in relation to the wider issue of migration and development. The preparation of the national contribution to the EMN study on circular and temporary migration has shown that, in Luxembourg, both political and civil society actors are unfamiliar with the concept of circular migration, which is virtually absent in political or societal debates. To a lesser degree, this also applies to temporary migration. There are no empirical studies on the subject-matter in Luxembourg. The present report therefore constitutes the first publication that addresses the topic in the national context, systematically brings together relevant sources and analyses national policy, legislation and available data. Given the lack of a national definition of both circular and temporary migration based on national legislation, the first part of the report has focused on the elaboration of working definitions of these terms. The national policy approach and vision on circular and temporary migration have been analysed in the main part of the report. In order to identify the approach to circular and temporary migration and policy preferences in the context of Luxembourg, an analysis of national legislation (including the legal provisions for relevant categories of immigrants, long-term residence status, plural nationality and the portability of social benefits) and public documents was conducted. The co ; R-AGR-0692-1 > EUROPEAN MIGRATION NETWORK > 01/01/2009 - 31/12/2014 > BALTES-LÖHR Christel