Permit for a third-country national employed in Liechtenstein who returns to a foreign residence every working day.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Western Europe · Immigration
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein sits in Western Europe. Its immigration system runs 23 distinct routes — led by work, family and humanitarian protection, each set out in official law. All 23 cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 23across 8 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 23 of 23cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work8 of the 23 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- Western Europe
- Capital
- Vaduz
- Population
- 41,024
- Official language
- German
- Currency
- CHF
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 23 routes, grouped by purpose — 23 of 23 cite an official government source directly.
Work
8 routes
Registration for an EEA employee or self-employed person working in Liechtenstein while residing abroad.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Temporary cross-border self-employed or posted service provision in Liechtenstein.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Permit for distributed employee presence where ordinary cross-border commuting is not feasible.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Government-allocated B residence permit for employment in Liechtenstein where cross-border commuting is not feasible.
Lottery route for EEA nationals employed in Liechtenstein.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-29
Replacement B permit for a qualifying vacancy released by departure, retirement or death of an existing EEA or Swiss permit holder.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Employment residence for up to twelve months where daily cross-border commuting is not possible.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Study
1 route
Residence for education, study or training in Liechtenstein.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Family
4 routes
Discretionary extended-family residence based on dependency, prior household membership or serious care need.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Family reunification with an EEA or Swiss national holding Liechtenstein residence.
Can bring: spouse, dependants, children, parents
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Family reunification for the spouse or registered partner and joint unmarried children under eighteen of a qualifying third-country resident.
Can bring: spouse, children, partner, de facto partner
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Discretionary residence for the unmarried life partner of a Liechtenstein, EEA or Swiss sponsor.
Can bring: children, de facto partner
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Independent means
2 routes
Lottery route for an economically inactive EEA national with sufficient resources.
Resources: Financial means are assessed after selection; no universal amount is published.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Government-allocated residence for a person not working in Liechtenstein who has sufficient resources.
Resources: No universal public monetary threshold; individual evidence of self-sufficiency is required.
Residence-based status
2 routes
Permanent residence for an EEA national or qualifying family member after five years of residence.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Settlement permit for Swiss or third-country nationals and qualifying family members after five years of residence.
Youth mobility
1 route
Au pair placement for a person aged 18 to under 25 with basic German knowledge and a qualifying host family.
Income from CHF 1,835/mo
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Short stay & visit
2 routes
Tourist or private short stay under the Schengen and Swiss visa framework applicable to Liechtenstein.
Short-term residence for a tourist or service recipient present for more than three months in six months.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Humanitarian protection
3 routes
Individual asylum procedure leading to refugee recognition, asylum and residence where the legal protection test is met.
Temporary admission where asylum is not granted but removal is impossible, impermissible or unreasonable.
Temporary right of residence for persons within the groups protected by the Ukraine Protection Ordinance.
Official government source: llv.li · checked 2026-07-25
Official sources
- [NSO] Bureau of StatisticsGovernment
- Liechtenstein — Asylum ProcedureGovernment
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