Austria - Apply for Citizenship

ProcedureEdit

Approach the competent authority that services your area. If possible contact them by phone first to set an appointment.
Fill in application form and submit all needed documents to process your request.

Note:

For those applying in Vienna, you may follow the link to know more about the application process: http://www.wien.gv.at/amtshelfer/dokumente/personenwesen/staatsbuergerschaft/verleihung.html
All foreign language documents must be submitted in original along with a certified translation in Austria.
Whether certified translations from other states are recognized based on the applicable rules of procedure. In recognition of the documents, for example, an Apostille may be required. Additional information can be found on the website of the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs.
A foreign language document must be submitted in original along with a certified translation, the translation must be done usually only by court-certified interpreters / translators. A list of Austria in court-certified interpreters / interpreter can be found on the website of the Federal Ministry of Justice. This list can also be interpreters / interpreter from other EU - / EEA Member States to register: http://www.sdgliste.justiz.gv.at/edikte/sv/svliste.nsf/suche!OpenForm

Required DocumentsEdit

You can make the request or use the application form "informal ceremony or extension of the Austrian citizenship".

The actual requirements can only be determined on the basis of your personal information.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

Registry Offices

To search for a registry office:https://www.help.gv.at/linkaufloesung/applikation-flow?leistung=LA-HP-RL-StaatsbuergerschaftsnachweisKind&flow=LO&quelle=HELP

Vienna

Website: http://www.wien.gv.at/english/

Municipal District Offices: http://www.wien.gv.at/mba/mba.html#adress

Municipal Department 35

Immigration, Citizenship and Registry Offices - office management

1200 Vienna Road 93, Block C

Map: http://www.wien.gv.at/advuew/internet/AdvPrSrv.asp?Layout=stelle&Type=K&STELLECD=2001010316005443&BVT=&KARTE=Y&INFO=&ORT=

Home: http://www.wien.gv.at/verwaltung/personenwesen/

Email: [email protected]

Service number: +43 1 4000 3535

Fax: +43 1 4000 9935010

Senate Councillor - Head of Department: +43 1 4000 35011

Upper Municipal Councillor - Deputy Head of Department: +43 1 4000 35013 50 00711

Office hours:

Monday to Friday 7:30 am 15:30 clock, Thursday additionally von 15:30 bis 17:30 clock

Except public holidays, Good Friday, Christmas Eve (24.12.) and New Year's Eve (31.12.) of 7:30 to 12:00 clock

EligibilityEdit

At least ten years of legal and continuous residence in Austria, of which at least five years of permanent residence permit ; Deviations from this condition exist in the granting of citizenship due to a legal claim
Record:
- No judicial convictions
- No pending criminal proceedings (both at home and abroad)
- No serious administrative offenses with particular wrongfulness
Sufficiently secure livelihood:
- Detection of stable and regular income from employment, income, statutory maintenance requirements or insurance average of 36 months from the last six years prior to the time of application, and must in any case the last asserted six months immediately before the time of application
German and basic knowledge of the democratic order and can be derived from basic principles and history of Austria and the respective province:
- Evidenced by written examination, if no exemptions exist ( eg German is the mother tongue, minority, schooling with positive assessment in the subject "German")
Positive attitude towards the Republic of Austria and ensure that no danger to the public peace, order and security is.
No existing residence ban and no pending proceedings for termination of residence
No return decision
No return decision of another EEA State or Switzerland
No designation within the last 18 months
No close relationship to an extremist or terrorist group
Basically, loss of previous nationality
Allowed by the granting of citizenship:
- The international relations of the Republic of Austria are not substantially impaired and
- The interests of the Republic of Austria are not damaged

FeesEdit

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ValidityEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to UseEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

The citizenship department of the respective Office of the Provincial is in charge of processing application for citizenship.

Required InformationEdit

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

Citizenship represents the link between a person and a state or an association of states. Possession of citizenship is normally associated with the right to work and live in a country and to participate in political life.

To be able to apply for an Austrian citizenship, the general naturalization requirements must be met and an appropriate application is submitted. Only then it will be possible to obtain citizenship due to legal claim.

Approval of citizenship will also be decided by the Competent Authority.

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External LinksEdit

Citizenship Act

http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=10005579

Austrian Government Portal

https://www.help.gv.at/Portal.Node/hlpd/public/content/080/Seite.080451.html

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