Liechtenstein

Discretionary third-country non-working residence. Liechtenstein may grant an economically inactive third-country national residence without work for particular national economic or public interest.

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Discretionary third-country non-working residence

Residence without gainful employment if approved; no employment right is established.

Who qualifies

A US national may request residence without gainful work, but third-country grants are discretionary and tied to national economic or important public interests.
Liechtenstein National Administration: Residing in Liechtenstein
File with the Migration and Passport Office for a Government decision on its quarterly non-working-residence cycle; no general income threshold is published on this page.
Liechtenstein National Administration: Residing in Liechtenstein

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

It could fit.

Liechtenstein may grant an economically inactive third-country national residence without work for particular national economic or public interest.

Every option that fits your family

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: Processing starts after the authority accepts a complete application; work or study begins only after the required permission issues.
Cost: The authority assesses its filing charge under the fee schedule in force on submission, plus document costs.
The hard part: Demonstrating a basis for exceptional discretionary approval beyond having financial means.

Citizens by 2058.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.
2028
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2029
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2030
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2031
Renew the permit
Filed before the old one lapses; renews for 1 year.
2032
Permanent residence
A permanent settlement permit after 5 years where the restrictive third-country admission and integration rules are met.
2057
Apply for citizenship
With a language test and a civics test.
2058
Citizenship

Language: German at the statutory level.
Civics: The Liechtenstein civics examination on its legal order, history and society.
Time away: The long-residence entitlement requires 30 years’ ordinary residence, with years before age 20 counting double and the final 5 years continuous. The applicant must renounce the former citizenship.
Two passports: Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.

Lawful residence on this status builds the ordinary residence clock while the permit remains valid.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
This country asks new citizens to give up their other citizenship.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Request the third-country non-working-residence file from the Migration and Passport Office.Open llv.li ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of how you will support yourselves
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

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