Austrian Citizenship
Nearly all children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of original Austrian citizens dating back to 1918 are entitled to apply for recognition of Austrian citizenship.
Austrian citizenship is governed by the principle of ius sanguinis (right of blood) and is divided into two distinct legal frameworks: ordinary transmission by birth and acquisition through historical reparation. The application of the law depends on whether the ancestor maintained citizenship at key moments in history, or whether they were a victim of deprivation on political grounds.
If your father, mother, grandparents, or great-grandparents were Austrian citizens, you may be entitled to citizenship through the standard pathway.
Your grandfather was born in Austria in 1935 →
Your mother was born outside Austria in 1960 →
You were born abroad in 1985.
Available to descendants of foreign nationals who resided in Austria and were persecuted on political or religious grounds.
- Austrian citizens of the Jewish faith and their descendants
- Foreign nationals residing in Austria of the Jewish faith and their descendants