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In Schengen, not in the EU - so your Schengen days count here, and there is no border control at all.

The Schengen arithmetic

  • 90 days in any rolling 180. Not 90 days per visit and not 90 days per country. Every day anywhere in the Schengen area counts against the same allowance.
  • Liechtenstein is in the Schengen area but not in the EU. It joined Schengen in 2011 through its customs union with Switzerland.
  • There is no border control with Switzerland or Austria. You cross the Rhine on a bus and nothing happens.
  • Your Schengen 90/180 applies here and days spent in Liechtenstein count against it.
  • The rolling window is the part people get wrong. On any given day, count back 180 days and add up your Schengen days in that period.
  • The passport must have been issued within the last 10 years and be valid for 3 months beyond your intended departure.

EES: no more stamps

  • The EU Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026.
  • Your face and fingerprints are registered on first entry at a Schengen external border, and reused on later trips.
  • No stamp goes in your passport. The system computes your 90/180 balance itself.
  • Keep your own record of entry and exit dates. If the system's view and yours differ, you want the evidence.

ETIAS: not yet, and no date

  • ETIAS has not launched and there is no announced launch date. The Q4 2026 target that circulated through 2025 was removed from the official pages in July 2026.
  • Applications are not open. Any website selling you an ETIAS today is a scam.
  • When it comes, the fee is EUR 20, free for under-18s and over-70s. The old EUR 7 figure is obsolete.
  • It will be a travel authorisation, not a visa, valid three years or until the passport expires.

Where your nationality lands

Visa and entry in Liechtenstein
You holdWhat you need
Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, PolandNothing. EU freedom of movement
USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, TaiwanNo visa. 90/180, EES registration
China, India, Cambodia, Saudi ArabiaSchengen visa in advance
RussiaSchengen visa in advance, single entry as a rule
  • The Schengen short stay visa fee is EUR 90, EUR 45 for children aged 6 to 11.

  • The souvenir passport stamp is a paid service. The tourist office in Vaduz will stamp your passport for a small fee - it has no legal effect whatsoever and is purely a souvenir. Do not expect anyone at a border to do it.

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