Freedom of Religion Liechtenstein enjoys religious freedom. The state church is Roman Catholic, and 87 percent of the population practices that faith. The finances of the state church are integrated directly into the budgets of the national and local government. Catholic or Protestant religious education is a compulsory part of the school curriculum, although parents may request government permission to exempt their offspring. Other denominations are entitled to practice their faiths and to hold religious services.
Foreign clergy are free to perform their duties.
Freedom of Movement Within the Country, Foreign Travel, Emigration, and Repatriation Citizens have the freedom to travel in or outside the country and can emigrate without difficulty. There is no restriction on repatriation of citizens from abroad. As Liechtenstein has no airport or international train station, it is not a country of first asylum. The few applicants for asylum are returned to the authorities of one of the two neighboring entry points, Switzerland or Austria. Liechtenstein seeks assurances from the two countries that asylees will not be forced to return to countries in which they have reason to fear persecution.