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Austria everything in one place
An EU passport without moving or a language exam
Citizenship by descent and for special merit, residence for the financially independent, services after the passport, banks and the full BRIDGES knowledge base on the country.
By descent
5 + 3 months
Preparing the documents and receiving citizenship. Your current passport stays.
5 + 3months
documents and receiving citizenship
9,531people
received Austrian citizenship in 2025
2,617€ a month
income per applicant for residence
ProgrammesAustria
Three routes to Austria
Citizenship by descent, citizenship for special merit and residence for those who live on their own funds. The terms of each route are on its programme page.
ServicesAfter the passport
Services for citizens after the passport
Once you have the passport come renewals, citizenship for children, certificates and documents. We handle it remotely.
Austria01 / 06Passport renewal and replacementAn expiring, lost or damaged passport, a new passport for a child.Details 
Austria02 / 06Citizenship for a childA child born after citizenship was granted, and the first passport.Details 
Austria03 / 06Adding family membersA spouse, children and parents who were not in the first application.Details 
Austria04 / 06Police certificateA certificate for a bank, a residence permit or a new programme.Details 
Austria05 / 06Document recoveryLost certificates and records, archive searches.Details 
Austria06 / 06Apostille and legalisationA citizen’s documents for banks, transactions and authorities.Details Banks and companiesAccounts and business
Banks, companies and accounts
An EU passport works together with a bank account. We open accounts, prepare the source-of-funds file and register companies.
- Personal accountsAn account for a second-passport holder at a reliable bank.
- Corporate accountsAn account for a company with a clear source of funds.
- Source of fundsA source-of-wealth file for the bank and the programme.
- Bank directoryBanks by country: terms, documents and client requirements.
- Company registrationCompanies in different jurisdictions for a passport holder.
Knowledge baseAustria
Knowledge base on Austria
Materials on citizenship, residence, taxes and life in Austria.
MaterialsTo study
Materials to study
- Austrian citizenship guideWho can apply, the line of descent and the documents.
- Austria residence guideThe quota, income, language and family.
- Citizenship for the familyHow to include children, a spouse and parents.
- The Austrian passport rankingVisa-free countries and its place in the index.
- Programme comparisonAustria next to other programmes.
TimelineOfficial decisions
What has changed in the programmes
- 1993
Austria first allows citizenship to be restored to the people the Nazi regime persecuted.
- 2020
Direct descendants obtain the right - with no limit on the number of generations and no renunciation of the present citizenship.
- 2022
The categories are widened and clarified, and the right of adopted children is fixed separately.
- 2025
Citizenship on this ground was obtained by 9,531 people, almost all of them living outside Austria.
- 2026
The provision is in force, and no changes limiting the right of descendants have been adopted.
You have the passport, we stay with you
Passport renewal, citizenship for children, certificates and documents: BRIDGES handles everything in Austria in one place.
Tell us your Austria goal
We will reply with a calculation and the next steps: citizenship by descent, residence, family or documents.
Other countries
Choosing a country
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We will design a solution for your case, choose the country and the right status, and take the whole process through to the result.
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