Liechtenstein entry requirements, by passport

Vaccinations

• No mandatory vaccines for entry. Liechtenstein does not ask any traveller for a yellow fever certificate, wherever they arrive from, according to the list the WHO publishes under the International Health Regulations.

Customs limits

Cash

Swiss rules apply, because Switzerland runs Liechtenstein's customs. Cash does not have to be declared on your own initiative, but from 10,000 Swiss francs customs can ask about identity, the source and the intended use of the money, and you must answer truthfully.

Alcohol

Swiss rules, for adults: 5 litres of drinks up to 18% and 1 litre over 18%, duty-free.

Tobacco

Swiss rules: 250 cigarettes, or cigars, or heated tobacco products, or equivalent cartridges, duty-free per person per day.

Overstay penalties

Exceeding 90 days can lead to an entry ban on the Schengen countries of up to three years, according to the UK Government. As a Schengen State, Liechtenstein can issue a return decision and record the ban in the Schengen Information System, which makes it apply across the whole area. The amount of any fine could not be confirmed against national law, so no figure is given.

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What happens if you stay past 90 days →

Grounds for refusal

Apply to: Visa-free

• Not presenting a valid travel document: valid for at least three months after the intended departure and issued within the previous ten years (Art. 6(1)(a)).
• Not justifying the purpose and conditions of the stay, or not showing sufficient means of subsistence for the stay and the return (Art. 6(1)(c)).
• Having already used up the 90 days within the current 180-day period (Art. 6(1)).
• Being the subject of a Schengen Information System (SIS) alert for the purpose of refusing entry (Art. 6(1)(d)).
• Being considered a threat to public policy, internal security, public health or the international relations of a Schengen State (Art. 6(1)(e)).

Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code) , Art. 6(1). A refusal is given in writing with its reasons and can be appealed (Art. 14).

Apply to: Visa required

• A false travel document, or reasonable doubts about the authenticity of the documents submitted (Regulation (EC) 810/2009, Art. 32(1)(a)(i) and 32(1)(b)).
• Failing to justify the purpose and conditions of the trip (Art. 32(1)(a)(ii)).
• Failing to show sufficient means for the stay and the return (Art. 32(1)(a)(iii)); Liechtenstein's reference is about 100 Swiss francs a day.
• Having already used the 90 days of the current 180-day period (Art. 32(1)(a)(iv)).
• Having an alert in the Schengen Information System for the purpose of refusing entry (Art. 32(1)(a)(v)).
• Being considered a threat to public policy, internal security or public health (Art. 32(1)(a)(vi)).
• Not presenting valid travel medical insurance where required (Art. 32(1)(a)(vii)).
• Reasonable doubts about the intention to leave the Schengen area before the visa expires (Art. 32(1)(b)).

What to do if you are refused entry →