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Cross-Border Permit G — Third-Country Nationals

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This route is for third-country nationals who take up salaried employment in Liechtenstein and return every working day to their residence abroad; they must hold a permanent right of residence in an EEA state or Switzerland.

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Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

Yes: the permit conditions include those of Art. 13 para. 1 lit. a, b and d AuG, i.e. an application by a domestic (Liechtenstein) employer and employment in the economic interest; the job may only be taken up after the permit has been issued.

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What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The applicant must have no criminal convictions, local, occupational and sector-customary pay and working conditions must be respected, and domestic priority applies: it must be shown that no suitable worker can be found on the permit-free labour market (Liechtenstein nationals, holders of residence or settlement permits, and EEA/Swiss cross-border commuters).

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  • https://www.gesetze.li/konso/pdf/2008311000
    d) keine Vorstrafen wegen eines Verbrechens oder Vergehens bestehen;
  • https://www.gesetze.li/konso/pdf/2008311000
    Lohn- und Arbeitsbedingungen Ausländer können zur Ausübung einer unselbständigen Erwerbstätigkeit nur zugelassen werden, wenn die orts-, berufs- und branchenüblichen Lohn- und Arbeitsbedingungen eingehalten werden.
  • https://www.gesetze.li/konso/pdf/2008311000
    Inländervorrang 1) Ausländer können zur Ausübung einer unselbständigen Erwerbstätigkeit in Liechtenstein nur zugelassen werden, wenn nachgewiesen wird, dass auf dem bewilligungsfreien Arbeitsmarkt keine geeigneten Arbeitnehmerinnen oder Arbeitnehmer gefunden werden können. 2) Zum bewilligungsfreien Arbeitsmarkt gehören: a) liechtensteinische Staatsangehörige; b) Personen mit einer gültigen Aufenthalts- oder Niederlassungsbewilligung; und c) Grenzgänger mit einer Staatsangehörigkeit eines EWR-Mitgliedstaats oder der Schweiz.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The cross-border commuter permit may be issued for salaried (dependent) employment; the holder keeps the residence abroad. The official source does not state whether the holder is tied to one employer, occupation or sector, or family accompaniment.

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Limits of the record
  • Whether the holder is tied to one employer, occupation or sector, and family rules, are not stated.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The permit is limited to one year and renewable if no revocation ground under Art. 48 AuG applies; the renewal application must be filed at least two weeks before expiry. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • No longer-term residence direction is officially stated for this permit.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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