Company Amendments and Register Filings in Liechtenstein

For the qualified seat, yes. At least one board member must hold a Trustee Act licence or a licence treated as equal (PGR Art. 180a(1), (2)), and board mandates for third parties are a trustee activity (TrHG Art. 2(b)). Some entities are exempt (Art. 180a(3)). LFT prepares the resolution; the licensed trustee files.

No. Filing for third parties is a trustee activity (TrHG Art. 2). LFT prepares the resolution drafts, collects the documents and coordinates the steps; the licensed Liechtenstein trustee named in your engagement letter files, and an Urkundsperson makes any public deed. LFT does not file, make deeds or hold a board seat.

As a rule, no. The persons obliged to file sign the filing letter personally and cannot be represented by another person or a third party unless a law or ordinance says otherwise (PGR Art. 964(3), (4)). A written filing needs certified signatures (HRV Art. 31(2)). The licensed trustee prepares and submits; the signatures stay with you.

Without delay (PGR Art. 965(1)); the law gives no day count for the first filing. A period of 14 days runs only after the Office of Justice calls on you to file (Art. 968(1)). The one fixed 30-day clock is the UBO report (VwbPG Art. 4(5)), suspended where limited register access prevents it.

The Office of Justice calls on the persons obliged to make the change within 14 days, under threat of an administrative fine or, in serious cases, an immediate fine (PGR Art. 968(1)). If neither a filing nor an objection follows, it enters the change itself and fines the defaulting party (Art. 967(4) with Art. 968(2)).

AG and GmbH statute amendments need a public deed (PGR Art. 177(1), (6)), so a change of name, purpose or a seat in the articles does, as do each new GmbH contribution (Art. 420(1)) and a GmbH share transfer (Art. 403(4)). An Anstalt may use a certified declaration of all participants. Board, signatory, address and Repräsentant changes are plain filings.

GbHr-GebV Annex 2, version of 1 August 2024: basic fee CHF 700; a capital change 50 % of it; another statute amendment 40 %, or 20 % if minor; CHF 40 for a board member or signature; CHF 30 for a Repräsentant; CHF 100 for a seat move; CHF 600 to move abroad. Our fee: pricing on request.

Yes, by statute amendment: a public deed for an AG or GmbH, a certified declaration of all participants possible for an Anstalt (PGR Art. 177(1), (6)). The register charges CHF 100 for the name entry and CHF 100 for the purpose entry; the statute-amendment fee may be added, and whether both are charged is open.

With the seat unchanged, a registered signatory can file a change of business address (HRV Art. 33(1)). A seat move within Liechtenstein is a register filing (PGR Art. 113(4)); where the seat is in the articles, a statute change follows (Art. 177(1)). The register charges CHF 100 for a seat move and CHF 30 for a Repräsentant.

Not without a permit. Moving the seat abroad without dissolution needs a permit of the Office of Justice (PGR Art. 234(1)), and the register fee is CHF 600. The foreign and the domestic procedure both apply, handled by the licensed trustee or a lawyer. We promise no outcome or timeline; mergers and conversions are separate engagements.

A GmbH increase needs a public deed accepting each new contribution (PGR Art. 420(1)); an AG filing adds certified articles and a bank deposit confirmation (HRV Art. 58). An AG reduction needs an articles provision and a two-thirds resolution (PGR Art. 355(1)); payments follow the creditor period (Art. 355(5)); the filing needs a special audit report (HRV Art. 67).

Yes, the role must be filled. At least one board member must hold a Trustee Act licence or an equal one (PGR Art. 180a(1), (2)), and the Repräsentant must be an EEA national permanently resident in Liechtenstein, or a domestic legal person appointing one (Art. 239(1), (2)), unless the Government consents otherwise (Art. 239(4)). A departing person can file their own removal (HRV Art. 33(3)).

The UBO register is separate from the commercial register. The entity reports a change of UBO data within 30 days of becoming aware of it (VwbPG Art. 4(5)). Since the cyberattack of 30 July 2026, deadlines that cannot be met because of limited access remain suspended, with no end date. The trustee checks whether your change alters UBO data.

The diary moment fixes the time of entry. Against third parties it takes effect on the next working day after publication, where prescribed (PGR Art. 947(2)). For an AG or GmbH, a third party who neither knew nor had to know of a fact is protected for acts within fifteen days (Art. 949(1a) no. 1).

The register entry is made in German (HRV Art. 4(1)). Supporting documents may be in another language (Art. 4(2)), and the Office of Justice may require a certified translation where third-party inspection would suffer. A foreign deed is accepted from a competent officer; outside the EEA it needs an apostille or legalisation (Art. 37(2), (3)).