Digital Nomad & Residency - Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein offers no digital-nomad, freelancer or 'financially independent' visa of the kind seen in Portugal, Spain or Greece. Working — including remotely — without a lawful residence basis is not permitted, and there is no visa created specifically for location-independent remote workers.

The closest route for relocators is a residence permit (B) for persons without gainful employment, aimed at economically non-active people with sufficient means not to require social welfare; relevant reporting cites a minimum income on the order of CHF 100,000/year, secured housing and local health insurance. It does not authorise working in Liechtenstein.

For EEA/EFTA nationals, residence permits are split roughly half by an annual public draw (lottery) and half by government allocation, under a small fixed national quota; permits for residence without gainful employment number only around a dozen-plus per year for EEA nationals.

Non-EEA/Swiss nationals cannot enter the lottery and have no right to a permit; admission is discretionary and reserved for exceptional national-interest cases, typically managers or highly qualified specialists, with decisions usually within three months.

Remote workers employed by or relocating with a Liechtenstein-based employer can pursue a residence permit (B) for gainful employment or a short-term permit (L), but these too are quota-bound and prioritise EEA nationals; ordinary remote work for a foreign employer is not a recognised employment basis here.

Liechtenstein operates no residency-by-investment or 'golden visa' programme and no investor-citizenship scheme; wealth alone does not secure a permit, which must still come through the quota/lottery or discretionary government allocation.