Austria - Change Name in Certificate of Citizenship


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ProcedureEdit

  1. Obtain all necessary documents.
  2. Submit application form along with all other required documents to the registry office.
  3. Pay application fee and other fees.



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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Confirmation of the message
  • Birth certificate
  • Age proof of citizenship
  • Official photo identification
  • For change of name by marriage or by re-adoption of a previous family name after divorce, in addition:
    • Marriage Certificate
  • For official name change, in addition:
    • Notice



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

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FeesEdit

Federal Fee: 28,60 (= 14,30 EUR + 14,30 EUR change in the input proof of citizenship)

Other charges: varies depending on the province



ValidityEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever



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InstructionsEdit

Competent Authority

  • The community - registry office or registry office Association
  • The Magistrate - Registry Office
  • In Vienna: the municipal district offices or the Citizenship Registry or the Registry Offices



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.

A name change in the proof of citizenship is not mandatory , however it is ideal to have the name on your proof of citizenship matches your legal name.

After getting married, the name and/or address change can be filed simultaneously at the registry office and you must apply for a a new proof of citizenship ( primary residence must be in Vienna). In this case, the relevant documents for proof of citizenship must be brought.



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Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.



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.080406.html



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