Quota based residence permit – without gainful employment 2024

Information for the reservation of an appointment for an application of a limited quota -based residence permit – without gainful employment 2024 can be retrieved under the following link.

Latest information for travelling to Austria and the United Arab Emirates

Entering Austria
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Visa applications by VFS Global

For visa applications please contact our partner VFS Global in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Kindly visit the website of VFS Global to book your appointment.

Current information

Acquiring Austrian citizenship for persons persecuted by the Nazi regime and their descendants 

According to Art. 58c of the Austrian Citizenship Act (Österreichisches Staatsbürgerschaftsgesetz, StbG) which has come into effect on September 1, 2020, the following persons will be eligible to obtain Austrian citizenship:

• Austrian citizens and persons who were citizens of one of the successor states of the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy or stateless persons who had their primary residence in Austria but had to leave Austria before May 15, 1955, because they were persecuted by the Nazi regime
• Descendants of the above mentioned persons in direct descending line, including adoptive children who were adopted when they were minors

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