Austria citizenship: required documents

The documents you'll gather for Austria citizenship by descent, by route and by ancestor. Your exact list is generated from your lineage in the wizard.

Citizenship by descent (StbG §7)

Document the line to your Austrian ancestor, then file the determination via your consulate.

You

•Birth certificate

Each ancestor in the chain

•Birth certificate
•Marriage certificate — if_married
•Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

Your qualifying ancestor

•Birth certificate
•Marriage certificate — if_married
•Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

§58c declaration (Nazi-persecution descendants)

A fee-free declaration for descendants of Austrians persecuted by the Nazi regime who emigrated. Document the line to the persecuted ancestor plus the persecution and emigration history, then file at an Austrian mission.

You

•Birth certificate
•§58c declaration

Each ancestor in the chain

•Birth certificate
•Marriage certificate — if_married
•Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

Your qualifying ancestor

•Birth certificate
•Proof of your ancestor's citizenship
•Marriage certificate — if_married
•Adoption certificate / order (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Amended birth certificate (if applicable) — if_adopted
•Name connection / spelling-variation proof (if applicable) — if_has_name_changes

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