Marriage in Austria

The legal age for either sex is 18. Persons at least 16 years of age may also marry on presentation of written, notarized consent from both parents and if the other spouse is at least 18 years old.

• Birth certificate (including parents' name).
• Proof of residence (driving license, voter's identification or slip of council tax bill).
• Copy of passport (copies of pages including date and place of issue, certified by court or notary public).
• Marriage certificates of any previous marriages.
• Proof of dissolution of any previous marriages (death certificates, final divorce decrees).
• Notice of the Austrian Ministry of Justice relating to the recognition of the foreign divorce decree (not required, if, at the time of the divorce, both spouses were citizens of the country of the ruling court).
• Certificate of No Impediment which must not be older than 6 months, issued by the local Registry Office.

Depending on the circumstances further documents may be required!

Please send all documents (originals or certified copies) with a complete certified translation into German at least 8-10 weeks prior to the intended date of marriage to the approriate registrar's office (Standesamt).

Please note: The Embassy has no jurisdiction in registrar undertakings. Enquiries concerning the marriage should be addressed to the registrar's office concerned in Austria or the main registrar's office in Vienna. 

Austrian law recognizes only civil marriages. A religious ceremony may be performed only after a civil marriage has been solemnized. Civil marriages are performed at the registrar's office (Standesamt) in the appropriate jurisdiction.

If either party to the marriage is an Austrian citizen or resides in Austria (regardless of citizenship), the application for marriage must be filed at the Standesamt which pertains to that residence. If both parties to the marriage are neither Austrian nor residents, the application must be filed at the main registrar's office in Vienna:

Standesamt Wien - Zentrale Agenden udn Namensänderungen
Dresdnerstr. 93, Block C
A-1200 Vienna
Tel: +43-1-4000-35411
Email: post-psg(at)ma35.wien.gv.at

Further information is available on the following website: Marriage in Austria (provided by www.help.gv.at).

Other Registry Offices in Austria:

Standesamt Salzburg
Schloß Mirabell
Mirabellplatz 4
A-5024 Salzburg
Tel: +43-662-8072 2382 (or 2406), Fax: +43-662-8072 2060
Email: standesamt(at)stadt-salzburg.at

Standesamt Zell am See
Brucker Bundesstrasse 2
A-5700 Zell am See
Tel: +43-6542-766 14, Fax: +43-6542-766 30
Email: standesamt(at)gde-zellamsee.salzburg.at

Standesamt Innsbruck
Maria-Theresien-Straße 18
A-6020 Innsbruck
Tel: +43-512-5360 1203
Email: standesamt(at)magibk.at 

Standesamt Linz
Magistrat der Landeshauptstadt Linz
Hauptstrasse 1-5
A-4041 Linz
Tel: +43-732-7070 2525
Email: info(at)esa.mag.linz.at

Standesamt Bregenz
Belruptstrasse 1
A-6900 Bregenz
Tel: +43-5574-410 1260
E-Mail: standesamt(at)bregenz.at

Standesamt Klagenfurt
Kumpfgasse 20
A-9020 Klagenfurt
Tel: +43-463-537 4600, Fax: +43-463-50 25 22
Email: standesamt(at)klagenfurt.at

Standesamt Graz
Joanneumring 6
A-8011 Graz
Tel: +43-316-872 5501, Fax: +43-316-872 5509
Email: standesamt(at)stadt.graz.at

Standesamt Eisenstadt
Hauptstraße 35
A-7000 Eisenstadt
Tel: +43-2682-705 600, Fax: +43-2682-705 145
Email: standesamt(at)eisenstadt.at

Standesamt St. Pölten
Magistrat St. Pölten
Heßstrasse 6
A-3101 St. Pölten
Tel.: +43-2742-333 2020, Fax: +43-2742-333 2029
Email: standesamt(at)st-poelten.gv.at