According to the decision of the EEA Joint Committee, Liechtenstein gives out a certain number of residence permits (direct issue), and secondly there exist balloting procedures on the basis of which residence is granted to a certain number of economically active and non-active persons. Both in the ballot (only for EEA citizens) and in the direct issue by the government there is a quota for the maximum number of permits issued. The PFZG regulates the balloting procedure, conditions for the entry and exit as well as the length of stay and the domicile of citizens of EEA member states, Switzerland and of other states within the framework for the issue of residence permits by the government. Follwing consents for EEA citizens are relevant:

• Registration of frontier worker (GMB) - A person employed in but whose residence is not in Liechtenstein (a frontier worker) has to return daily to his country residence. He has a obligatory registration at the Immigration Office. The same obligatory registration is necessary for the exercise of a long-term cross-border business activity. This kind of activity applies to all independent activities which make a stable and continuous contribution to the economic life of Liechtenstein or is intended to do so, without providing a reason for being domiciled in Liechtenstein.
• Cross-border service provision (GDL) - The term cross-border service provision applies to business activity in Liechtenstein over a limited period, which is generally performed for financial reward. After nine continous days within a 90-days-period, service provision is subject to registration, even if not being carried out for reward. With expiry of 90-day-period service provision requires consent in case that the cross-border service supplier will not return to his country residence.
• Short-stay consent (L) - The short-stay consent permits entry to take up employment for a maximum of twelve months. The period of validity of the consent depends in principle on the length of the employment contract as well as predetermined length of the activity. A short-stay consent is only granted if cross-border commuting is unreasonable to expect.
• Residence consent (B) - The B residence consent has a time-limit on it and entitles employees or selfemployed persons as well as members of their family to stay in Liechtenstein for a maximum of five years, where the proposed length of stay exceeds one year. An employment situation for a term of more than one year entitles the employee to stay tor the period of the proposed employment.
• The B residence consent can also be granted to EEA citizens who are not gainfully employed either in Liechtenstein or abroad and whose stay is not subject to any other regulations. The applicant must show he has sufficient financial resources to support himself and his family, so that they make no demands on social welfare, that they carry sickness and accident insurance covering all risks, that they have a personal connection with Liechtenstein and that the applicant intends to move his domestic base permanently to Liechtenstein.
• Consent for establishing permanent domicile (D) - EEA citizens, who have resided in Liechtenstein for 5  years without interruption in accordance with these regulations, can be granted a permanent domicile consent, provided at the time of the application there are no grounds for revoking the consent or for extradition.