This page provides information on the following topics:
Health care
To call an ambulance dial 144
If you need urgent medical care, you can go to the main hospital: Landesspital Liechtenstein, Heiligkreuz 25, 9490 Vaduz, phone: +423 235 44 16
If you have questions about the health services available in Liechtenstein, you can contact the Liechtenstein Refugee Council (Flüchtlingshilfe Liechtenstein) by email at [email protected] or by phone at +423 388 12 90.
Social aid
You will receive welfare benefits, pocket money, accommodation (if you wish to live in your own apartment be aware that rental costs will not be covered) and support, and the costs for the compulsory health insurance will be covered.
Additionally, you will be able to participate in language courses organized by FHL (Flüchtlingshilfe Liechtenstein), in the FHL employment program, and to freely use public transportation within the country.
Work
As soon as you receive your residence permit, you are allowed to work in Liechtenstein (in a dependent or independent profession). Once you have found a job, you will have to present your job contract to the Liechtenstein Refugee Council, which, in coordination with Liechtenstein authorities, will give you approval to start your activity.
The wage you will receive will be administered by the Liechtenstein Refugee Council. You will only receive a certain portion of it. Part will be used to cover the costs of the social assistance you received.
Education
The Liechtenstein Refugee Council is responsible for registering children for school attendance. Children might need to wait for up to 30 days before they can go to school. For an overview of the education system in Liechtenstein, you can consult the last page of this document (in German and French, also available in Ukrainian and Russian).
If you would like to continue your higher education in Liechtenstein, you can contact the Liechtenstein University to find out more (phone: +423 265 11 11, email: [email protected]).
Travel outside Liechtenstein
With your residence permit and your passport, you are allowed to travel and stay freely in the Schengen area, for a period of up to 90 days within a period of 180 days and return to Liechtenstein without prior authorization by Liechtenstein authorities. The entry regulations of the country of destination apply. Your main residence will remain Liechtenstein.
Regarding travel to Ukraine, your protection status S may expire if you move the center of your life abroad, i.e. leave Liechtenstein for a longer period, or if you renounce temporary protection. If you leave Liechtenstein for more than two week, your social assistance payments will be suspended.
If you leave Liechtenstein for a prolonged period of time and therefore lose your status, you can still come back to Liechtenstein and reapply for protection. However, you will have to restart the procedure to obtain protection status S.
If you have questions, please contact the Liechtenstein Refugee Council or Liechtenstein migration authorities:
Liechtenstein Refugee Council (Flüchtlingshilfe Liechtenstein): Heuweg 8, [email protected], +423 388 12 90
Migration and Passport Office (Ausländer- und Passamt): Städtle 38, 9490 Vaduz, [email protected], +423 236 61 41.