See the government website for all the information you need about the asylum procedure here. 

You can submit an asylum application at the border or near the border or within the country (Article 16 Act 2012), which after you are expected to contact and report to Liechtenstein’s Immigration and Passport Office to arrange an appointment (Article 15 Act 2012). If you arrive in Liechtenstein outside of the Immigration and Passport Office’s opening hours, you are expected to report to the state police (Article 15 Act 2012). Throughout the process, you are expected to make your whereabouts known to the office to avoid expulsion (Article 28 Act 2012). 

Liechtenstein follows the Dublin Regulation, so after you have submitted your asylum application, the first stage is an initial interview with the Passport Office. Questions are focused on information about you, including your identity and reasons for seeking refuge in Liechtenstein, as well as determining whether you have already applied for asylum in another country listed under the Dublin Regulation using the EURODAC fingerprint system. 

If Liechtenstein is found to be responsible for your application, the APA may conduct more interviews focused on the credibility of your claims for asylum and whether you meet the refugee status requirements under the Asylum Act. All interviews are conducted with an interpreter in your native language and a representative of a government-recognised relief organisation. You are also required within the interview to disclose your identity and any relevant documents and evidence to support your claims.

Whilst you await a decision on your asylum claim, you are entitled to stay in Liechtenstein until the procedure is completed (Article 22 Act 2012). Liechtenstein’s Refugee Aid Association is responsible for providing accommodation and care to refugees (see the list of organisations below).

In addition, you are encouraged to provide for yourself financially by seeking employment so long as approved by the Immigration and Passport Office, and so long as you have not been expelled from Liechtenstein (Article 23(1) and (2) of the 2012 Act).

Minor children including unaccompanied minors are expected to be in compulsory schooling within no later than 30 days after submitting the asylum application and in consultation with the school authority (Article 24 Act 2012).

If the government finds your asylum application to be inadmissible, or if it deems that Liechtenstein is not the responsible country to deal with asylum applications, you will be ordered to leave Liechtenstein. In line with the principle of non-refoulement, you may be granted temporary admission, meaning you can stay in Liechtenstein, typically for a year, after which the possibility of removal is reviewed again.

You are entitled to legal aid to support with an appeal in the event of an unsuccessful first claim – under Article 83 of the 2012 Act, to be eligible for legal aid it has to be in compliance with the Constitutional Court (Staatsgerichtshof) and the Code of Civil Procedure. Your ability to cover the cost of legal support and the extent to which legal aid or a lack thereof would affect the chance of success will both be taken into account in granting legal aid. Guidelines for legal aid and the application for legal aid can be found here (please note that these documents are only in German). 

Please note that due to the recent developments in Syria, the Liechtenstein government has temporarily suspended asylum application from Syrian nationals. The suspension does not apply if another European state is responsible for your asylum application.