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Pathways to Austrian Residency and Citizenship

Austria

Austria offers points-based skilled-worker routes, study options, and routes for those of independent means, most leading toward long-term residence. Austria generally requires you to give up other nationalities when naturalizing, though descendants of those persecuted by the Nazi regime have a dedicated route that permits dual nationality.

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Ways to qualify

Career & business

For people with a job offer, in-demand skills, or a business to build. Most of these routes lead to settlement, and in time to citizenship.

Austria Shortage Worker Austria's Red-White-Red Card shortage-occupation route is for workers with a job offer in an occupation Austria lists as short of workers. It… residency Austria EU Blue Card This is an EU Blue Card residence pathway for highly qualified workers with a qualifying job offer in Austria. It generally requires higher education… residency Austria Graduate Work Route Austria's Red-White-Red Card graduate route is for graduates of Austrian higher-education programs who find qualifying skilled work in Austria. It… residency Austria Highly Qualified Worker Austria's very-highly-qualified route is for applicants with a strong points profile who can qualify for job search or a Red-White-Red Card after… residency Austria Other Key Worker Austria's Red-White-Red Card for other key workers is for skilled employees with an Austrian job offer who meet the points and pay rules. It generally… residency Austria Regular Worker Austria's regular-worker route is for people who already have qualifying seasonal or regular work history and an Austrian job offer. It generally… residency Austria Self-employed Key Worker Austria's self-employed key-worker route is for applicants whose independent business activity creates significant economic benefit for Austria. It… residency Austria Start-up Founder Austria's startup-founder route is for founders building an innovative company with meaningful ownership and funding. It generally requires a… residency

Retirement

For retirees and people of independent means who can show a pension, savings, or other passive income.

Austria Financially Independent This residence pathway is for financially self-supporting applicants who want to live in Austria without relying on local employment. It generally… residency

Ancestry & heritage

A parent, grandparent, or birth in the country can make you a citizen already — or let you claim it, often without relocating.

Austria Citizenship by Descent Austrian citizenship by descent is mainly for people who had an Austrian parent when they were born. It generally requires proof of the parent-child… citizenship Austrian Citizenship — Nazi-era Persecution Austria's Section 58c restoration route is for descendants of people who fled Austria to escape Nazi persecution. It generally requires proof of the… citizenship