What documents are required when applying for Austrian citizenship for Nazi persecution victims and their descendants?

When applying for Austrian citizenship for Nazi persecution victims and their descendants, applicants must prove that they are eligible to receive said citizenship. To this end, required documents include evidence proving the persecution victim’s center of life in Austria, as well as personal documents of the applicants and their family members. In 2019, an amendment…

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Amendment to the Austrian Citizenship Law

What is the amendment to the Austrian citizenship law, based on which many Israelis may be entitled to citizenship? The Austrian Citizenship Law (StbG) was amended in 2019, greatly expanding the list of descendants of Holocaust survivors and victims of Nazi persecution who are entitled to Austrian citizenship and an Austrian passport. The law even…

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מה ההבדל בין דרכון אוסטרי ובין דרכון גרמני?

אילו הבדלים קיימים בין דרכון אוסטרי ובין דרכון גרמני? אף שהן דרכון אוסטרי והן דרכון גרמני נחשבים לדרכונים מהחזקים בעולם, ומעניקים את אותן הטבות של חברות באיחוד האירופי, קיימים לא מעט הבדלים ביניהם. הבדלים אלה באים לידי ביטוי הן לעניין הזכאות לדרכון, הן לעניין משך התהליך להוצאת דרכון עבור הזכאים לכך והן לעניין הזכאות לשמור…

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Dual citizenship for Israeli citizens

Do Israeli citizens have to give up their citizenship if they receive an additional citizenship? Israeli citizens can hold a second citizenship, or even multiple citizenships. However, not all countries follow the same rules. There are states that categorically prohibit their citizens from holding an additional citizenship. Also, there are countries (including several countries in…

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Austrian passports for family members

Are family members also eligible to receive an Austrian passport? Following recent reforms, it has become easier to obtain Austrian citizenship and a passport for anyone whose ancestors fled the Nazis in Austria beginning from 1933. The right to an Austrian passport can be extended to children and even grandchildren. The situation is more complicated…

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Attorney for an Austrian passport under the new law

Following a revolution in the Austrian fundamental law, over 150,000 Israelis now have another way to obtain a European passport. Austria is a full member of the European Union and, among other things, is one of the most developed countries in the world. Accordingly, its citizens can enter a large number of countries to which…

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