Liechtenstein: Is This the Hardest Country to Immigrate to?

Liechtenstein: The Hardest Country to Move to?
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In this video we will talk about Liechtenstein, and why it is one of the hardest countries in Europe and in the world to immigrate to.
00:00 Intro
Liechtenstein is a country in Europe, but unlike most countries in Europe it rarely makes it to the news and a lot of people don’t even know where it is. T
01:24 Liechtenstein Residence Permit
If you are looking to get a residence permit in Liechtenstein, know that the odds of getting one are really low. Even if you work in Liechtenstein, that does not mean that you will have the right to live in the country.
Since Liechtenstein is not part of the European Union, it is very difficult, even for residents and citizens of countries in the region, to get a residence permit in Liechtenstein. Switzerland is one of the two countries that has a land border with Liechtenstein, and even if Liechtenstein has a number of agreements with Switzerland and uses the Swiss currency, it doesn’t mean that Swiss nationals can live in Liechtenstein unrestricted.
So basically there is a number of residence permits issued to EU and Swiss citizens, but the number is just a few dozens per year, depending on the category.
If you are not Swiss or a citizen from the European Economic Area it is even harder to get a residence permit in Liechtenstein. But if you are highly skilled and have been offered a job in the country, or if you are married to a Liechtensteiner, it may be possible to get it.
So the easiest options to get a residence permit in Liechtenstein are actually quite hard.
If your partner is from Liechtenstein or a resident in Liechtenstein, he or she can bring you to live in the country, but not without having a letter from a bank in Liechtenstein showing that he / she can support your stay without becoming a social burden.
Alternatively, if you are from Switzerland or EEA, you can apply to live in Liechtenstein without gainful employment. Basically, if you are very rich and want to live in Liechtenstein, you may have a chance of getting a residence permit, but this is also limited to a quota.
Finally, if you are not from Switzerland or a country in the EEA, you can still move to Liechtenstein if you are a highly skilled person like a company director for example, but it cannot be any company. The final decision will depend on the government and how relevant your job is.
03:23 Liechtenstein Permanent Residence
If you manage to live 5 consecutive years in Liechtenstein, you can apply for permanent residency in the country.
03:53 Liechtenstein Citizenship
As we already understood, moving to Liechtenstein is quite difficult, even if you are a citizen of Switzerland or the EU. But what is even harder in Liechtenstein is to actually become a citizen of this country.
If you are not among them, there is a naturalization process available in Liechtenstein, but it is a rather complicated one.
Currently the law states that for one to get citizenship in Liechtenstein it is required to live 30 years in the country, being the last 5 years prior to the application of continuous residence in the principality.
Dual citizenship is just accepted partially in Liechtenstein. So if you are a citizen of Liechtenstein and you want to get citizenship in another country, this is possible. If you move from another country and want to become a citizen of Liechtenstein however, you will have to renounce your previous citizenship.
05:10 Citizenship by Investment
Another interesting fact about Liechtenstein is that it was one of the first countries in the world to offer citizenship by investment, However this program, which started early in the previous century, has long been suspended.
05:24 Advantages of living in Liechtenstein
Wealth and quality of life
One of the most evident advantages of living in Liechtenstein is that the country is extremely wealthy and this reflects on a high quality of living for its residents.
Location
Another important advantage of Liechtenstein is its privileged geographic location. Despite its small size, Liechtenstein is located in one of the wealthiest parts of Europe.
Taxes
Liechtenstein has very low income tax rates for Western European standards.
If we take the example of personal income taxes, Liechtenstein uses a progressive tax rate, where the highest rate is 8%.
07:24 Disadvantages of living in Liechtenstein
Size
One of the main disadvantages of living in Liechtenstein is that the country is tiny.
Cost of Living
The high cost of living is another problem if you are moving to Liechtenstein.

[@maverikmiller6746]

Thanks for this video.

[@thephantomoftheparadise5666]

Don't make the same mistake Western Europe did, Lichtenstein.

[@parahiamin6765]

I think I know what you mean.

[@doomie21]

I know what you mean but they all want to move to Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and GB because they think all the money is there.

[@ericboom1712]

As a swede, i can confirm they have a great immigration policy compared to sweden

[@tinglestingles]

I think Japan is particularly difficult to become naturalized even by marriage to a Japanese citizen. I think there are others for example to become Malaysian if you are Jewish or a citizen of the state of Israel. That might be the same for Indonesia too. For people without the necessary wealth, Monaco would be impossible.

[@draganserdar8140]

No its not at all like you write,.

[@tinglestingles]

@@draganserdar8140 How much to be a Monaco citizen?

[@draganserdar8140]

@@tinglestingles i live and work,study in japan,and i did not find dificulty at all,to stay there,forever,mostly easy to live in any country if you come from Hospitality Managament,Food&Beverage Managament,skill,experience,language of course english,latter learn country language require ,

[@draganserdar8140]

@@tinglestingles its not point to bay,its point to work,reside,and live,.no need to bay,.why bay .if you want to bay need a lots money fot investment,

[@draganserdar8140]

@@tinglestingles before its half million eu,before investment first

[@Rzbzyg]

You can go for shopping and services to Feldkirch, Austria too. Or even drive up to German border.

[@traveleconomics]

exactly. When I visited Liechtenstein to make the video I came from Feldkirch

[@InspireMe819]

I had to do a report on this country. My middle school teacher assigned every student in class a different European country to report. My teacher gave me Liechtenstein. I yelled out in class, What country is this? I never even heard of it before in my life.

[@traveleconomics]

I hope the video was hopeful

[@sisenor4091]

😅😅

[@jamesbedugraham8056]

Perhaps it is the most unknown Nation in the history of Humanity. Very few people know who he is.

[@parahiamin6765]

You must be American.

[@gstevens6948]

🤣🤣🤣

[@friendlystrangerontheinter8228]

I've been interested in moving to Liechtenstein for a while now but i know how difficult it is to get a chance to live there. 😅 The lottery aspect isn't that cheap either as there are 2 rounds you have to win in order to be able to move there 😬

[@traveleconomics]

very hard indeed.

[@bibekranabhat7301]

lets do it though mate now or never

[@romabatala]

@@bibekranabhat7301 why?

[@bibekranabhat7301]

roma mk what do u mean why

[@kinmation]

It’s not that it’s hard it’s just the first half year it’s not easy

[@hemsedalbest1585]

🇱🇮🏔️Very beautiful Liechtenstein! 🇱🇮 I have subscribed now to your channel. So interesting to see this small beautiful country of Liechtenstein. Greetings from Hemsedal, Norway 🇸🇯 we still have snow here ❄️

[@aguspueyrredon9997]

What's the cost of living in relation of average income? What's the margin? How much can I save each month?

[@traveleconomics]

Depends on your job, but usually, you can save a lot.

[@roshnajerome3268]

Can u guide me, how to get medical laboratory technologist job and requirements , I'm searching lot but didn't get any information

[@angelinathedrifter]

True🤔 very beautiful wit very high per capita income yet v.difficult to get P.R' ter except for short time travel as a tourist 😊

[@rivenoak]

in Monaco is next to impossible to get naturalized; the decision is solely up to Albert II.

[@traveleconomics]

very interesting

[@rivenoak]

@@traveleconomics ius sanguinis still applies, but by application ? naaah usually the wealthy settle for residence permit and done

[@Wellch]

I think that I would live in Austria.

[@bamf6603]

Can I immigrate and be a homeless person in the Liechetenstein?

[@usagiprincess4387]

Lmao

[@allowyou9225]

Try California...

[@gstevens6948]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Densinghshift]

Try new york

[@iswadisaad8921]

Try Rwanda

[@udayviruppal3730]

Is the country good for shopping ?

[@TM-tw1py]

Wondering if Liechtenstein and Monaco got into a war - which country would win??

[@heisenbergkierkegaard3982]

It's not hard for Billionaires.

[@Garvhai]

Yes

[@marys2382]

I'd be curious if it would be any easier to immigrate if you can prove that your ancestors immigrated from Liechtenstein? 😅 I have my life here in the US, but it's absolutely beautiful. I have to wonder why my ancestor immigrated to the US between (b. 1852- d.1888). Sadly, this 2nd great grandfather didn't live very long. Before he immigrated, we had generations from Balzers. I'm a bit stunned to learn all of this, because my mother thought her grandfather was German. Perhaps it was easier to describe which country Liechtenstein was near?

[@traveleconomics]

If you have documents from Liechtenstein from your ancestors you might have a shot at this.

[@funnyclips9765]

What are the common jobs in there

[@daniellango3668]

My friend dares you to play a drinking game: Every time he says Liechtenstein, you drink a shot

[@daniellango3668]

Please comment if you tried it and survived

[@namelessmonster4857]

Which country offers MBA at low cost and has better job opportunities?

[@user-nm1lf6wj3z]

These are the questions that no one asks. But sadly these are the question that needs to be asked.

[@ranamudassar232]

Very nice place

[@tinglestingles]

Vatican City?

[@traveleconomics]

very hard as well! Maybe harder than Liechtenstein.

[@draganserdar8140]

Vatican is not migration state,

[@a.rgaspard4857]

The only way to move to vatican state to to become a Swiss Guard or a member of his family.

[@draganserdar8140]

@@a.rgaspard4857 or saleing news papers im the street of vatican

[@kayzeaza]

@@draganserdar8140 you would just live in Rome at that rate. And drive to work LOL

[@Bobisa]

Where is highest salary, in Liechtenstein or in Switzerland? Ps, great video man!

[@traveleconomics]

Hvala. I think in Switzerland because there are much more high profile companies in Switzerland.

[@dispenserjakethedog5579]

Its around the same. Depends on which state of switzerland. But because taxes in Liechtenstein are so much lower, you get to keep more of your money

[@charleskristiansson1296]

Liechtenstein as Swiss come and work there as cross-border workers.

[@qq6470]

You earn more in Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein is richer than swiss

[@captiv8ing1]

How to marry a Prince from Lichtenstein? Id like to move there and open a Salon.

[@rohitzone-ki-girlfriend]

What are the chances after masters in Liechtenstein?

[@traveleconomics]

Since the country is small, the job market is pretty small.

[@dispenserjakethedog5579]

@@traveleconomics totally not true. Over 30k working places. Every day around 18k people come across austrian and swiss borders to work in FL

[@charleskristiansson1296]

​@@dispenserjakethedog5579 Yes, but they are Austrian and Swiss and they are restricted.

[@thetruth3669]

What is the Language /DIALECTS the people of that country Speaking?

[@traveleconomics]

German (local dialect).

[@pingu6028]

Offically its German - so in school and written stuff you see. In normal life they basically speak Swiss German (probably not suposed to say this). At least I couldnt tell my co-worker from Liechtenstein appart from the others and when I asked her if she "switches" to sound more like us she said she always speaks like that. In fact I understand her better than most of my countrymen from other provinces - who also claim to speak Swiss German

[@glenm5034]

Smart nation is Lietnenstein

[@takurazauyamakando]

Are there people from outside Europe living in Liechtenstein?

[@traveleconomics]

yes, but not much, as there is not much people living in Liechtenstein altogether.

[@NeurodivergentGuy2023]

Very few people from inside Europe living in Liechtenstein nevermind outside, they aren’t like other countries and don’t want people immigrating there, and that makes sense as it’s too small to have lots of immigration.

[@MsTechy4]

According to the information, it is very difficult to emigrate in that country

[@muhamedaliqule9143]

First one to watch and comment 😹

[@traveleconomics]

well done!

[@FOHguy]

The things Lichtenstein seemed most interested in was our criminal past, (none), and our finances.

[@basusharma6866]

Your Instagram id ? , and you are from which country?

[@user-nm1lf6wj3z]

I do not think that it was needed to repeat the name of the country this much. Like every other 6 words he calls the name. Dude chill.

[@charleskristiansson1296]

It's impossible.

[@kayzeaza]

I bet a lot of Americans are watching these types of videos now LOL

[@The_Queen121]

We are 😂😂

[@DJM3991]

Yep and it saddens me to know unless I lucked out marrying someone from this country I will likely never get to live there. Seems so much better than the US

[@Makhircoast]

lool 😅 sure we are

[@moviesfan5513]

​@@DJM3991US has some rich pockets like this.

[@lehsu]

Talking about snobs

[@blessedsno841]

Can I enter as a tourist

[@doomie21]

ja

[@jukesd1597]

If you are not Jewish, Israel. A beautiful country with gorgeous beaches and great food! Loved living there:)

[@wiambenali596]

Israel doesn't exist habibti🇵🇸

[@masochistboy653]

@@wiambenali596 no palestine doesn't

[@wiambenali596]

@@masochistboy653 9wd

[@ericboom1712]

Both palestine and isarel doesn't exist, it's all rightfully the crusader state jerusalem

[@k.vn.k]

It used to be the poorest country that not even Hitler was interested.

[@paulsaint785]

Hahahahaha