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for EEA and CH nationals

1. requirements for family members

The purpose of family reunification is to reunite family members to take up residence together

EEA and Swiss nationals with a residence permit can have their family members join them at any time

Students may only be joined by their spouse and children who are proven to be dependent

The Migration and Passport Office may request original proof of the family relationship

 

The following are considered family members:

  • the spouse (registered partnerships are equivalent to marriages)

  • the relatives in the direct descending line of the person entitled to residence and his or her spouse (including children with whom a guardianship relationship exists) who are under 21 years of age or who are proven to be dependent;

  • the relatives in the direct ascending line of the person entitled to residence and their spouse who are proven to be dependent

    • Taking up employment by family members

    Family members who have moved here may take up gainful employment

    Registration

    The applicant or the family members moving in must provide the following evidence before a permit is issued:

  • an official certificate confirming the family relationship, the right of custody or the granting of maintenance;

  • Copies of the valid travel documents of the family members moving in;

  • in the cases under Art. 17, 18 and 22 PFZG, proof of the necessary financial means for the subsistence of all family members, so that no social assistance has to be claimed; and

  • proof of comprehensive health insurance that covers all risks in Liechtenstein

  • Forms

    Application for family reunification

    2. requirements for so-called 'other entitled persons'

    The purpose of family reunification is to bring together the other entitled persons to take up residence together.

    An additional beneficiary is a person of an EEA national entitled to reside or permanently reside who does not fall under the above definition of family members, provided that:

    1. the EEA national entitled to reside or permanently reside in Liechtenstein has provided her with maintenance in her country of origin;   
    2. he/she lived in the country of origin in a domestic household with the EEA national entitled to reside or reside permanently in Liechtenstein; or
    3. he has serious health reasons which make personal care by the EEA national entitled to reside or permanently reside in Liechtenstein absolutely necessary

     

    There is no entitlement to the issue of a residence permit for other entitled persons.

    Application

    The applicant must provide the following evidence before a permit is issued:

  • written justification
  • an official certificate confirming the family relationship
  • Guarantee from a bank based in an EEA country with a maximum amount of CHF 156,000 (per person)

  • Proof of comprehensive health insurance covering all risks in Liechtenstein

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    • In the case of maintenance being granted: a document from the competent authority of the Origin Bureau or country of origin stating that the other beneficiary has received maintenance from the EEA national entitled to reside or permanently reside in Liechtenstein for at least 2 years immediately prior to the application. The document must also show that the maintenance was granted in order to make it possible to reach the otherwise unattainable minimum subsistence level in his/her country of origin.

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      • In the case of previous cohabitation in a domestic household: a document from the competent authority of the Origin Bureau or country of origin showing that the additional beneficiary has lived in a domestic household with the EEA national entitled to reside or permanently reside in Liechtenstein for a period of at least 2 years in the country of origin. The domestic community must have existed immediately prior to the arrival of the EEA national entitled to reside or permanently reside in Liechtenstein. The application for family reunification must be submitted immediately after the EEA national with the right of residence or permanent residence in Liechtenstein has moved to Liechtenstein.

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        • In the case of serious health reasons: proof that there are serious health reasons that make the personal care of the other beneficiary by the EEA national entitled to reside or permanently reside in Liechtenstein absolutely necessary.

        Forms

        Application for family reunification

        Declaration for assumption of personal care

        Taking up work by other beneficiaries

        Additional beneficiaries may take up gainful employment

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    Laws

    EWR-Ausschuss - Kundmachung des Beschlusses Nr. 191/1999 des Gemeinsamen EWR-Ausschusses Gesetz über die Ausländer - AuG Heimatschriftengesetz Personenfreizügigkeitsgesetz; PFZG - Gesetz über die Freizügigkeit für EWR- und Schweizer Staatsangehörige Personenfreizügigkeitsverordnung; PFZV - Verordnung über die Freizügigkeit für EWR- und Schweizer Staatsangehörige

    Contact persons

    Link Website: https://www.llv.li/en/national-administration/migration-and-passport-office/family-reunification/family-reunification-for-nationals-of-one-world-and-ch-state