Get Austrian Citizenship

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Let us tell you a little about the procedure for obtaining Austrian citizenship. We should mention at once that it is better to entrust it to a qualified lawyer. We have several migration law specialists in our company with sufficient experience.

Due to the fact that Austria is a rather closed country, it will not be easy for a citizen of Ukraine to comply with all the requirements of the Austrian state, especially those related to material security. It will not be possible to get it quickly, first you will have to fight for temporary and permanent residence permit. It will take 10-15 years before you will have the same rights as people who were born in Austria. You will need to learn all the cultural characteristics, history and laws of this country. In particular, it is important not to break the law throughout your life. This applies to both Ukrainian and Austrian laws. It is also important for your family members, if you want to live in Austria permanently. It is not allowed to participate in prohibited organizations. In Austria they like safe, well-off people, creative, with entrepreneur's acumen. There is a great emphasis on culture here.

Ways of obtaining Austrian citizenship

It is easiest for those who are ready to make a significant contribution to the Austrian economy.

The procedure for granting the right of residence consists in:

• creating a personal business and investing monetary resources;
• obtaining a residence permit after 3 months after submitting the documents.

Usually everything will take about 10 years. It is worth it to live in a country with an effective legal system, low crime and inflation rates, and developed medicine.

Proof of renunciation of previous citizenship is required in most cases. Withdrawal from Ukrainian citizenship takes a year and a half. Note that you should sell real estate in Ukraine before leaving the citizenship of our country - so much easier. Austria does not recognize dual citizenship, as many other European countries.

If you are preparing to obtain citizenship, be sure to improve knowledge of the Austrian version of the German language to level B1. Look for tutors in advance. The best way to learn the language is to communicate with a native speaker. There are a lot of people wishing to get Austrian citizenship, you need to distinguish yourself, show your professional competence, knowledge of culture, history, laws of Austria.

The procedure for obtaining Austrian citizenship by descent

Children born in a marriage in which both or one of the spouses are or were Austrian, become Austrian citizens automatically. The same rule applies if the Austrian father of a child born out of wedlock has acknowledged his paternity within 8 weeks of the child's birth (this can also be done by the court). Children who were adopted by Austrian nationals and who are under 14 years old also receive citizenship by default.

Interestingly, obtaining Austrian citizenship by descent does not require prior residence in Austria by permanent residence. Such people do not need to pay a state fee.

As you can see, there are a lot of subtleties in this difficult issue. To learn more about obtaining citizenship of the Austrian state, contact our migration law consultants now. They will tell you what documents you need to submit, what is the procedure for renouncing Ukrainian citizenship, when it is needed and when it is not, etc. A lot of questions will find answers with Legal Solutions lawyers. Therefore:

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To become a citizen of Austria for a Ukrainian is not as difficult as it seems at first glance. The high standard of living and culture of Austrian citizens, political and economic stability, the opportunity to get quality education and work in prestigious positions, earning decent money will attract you and cause a desire to stay in this country forever.

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