Reclaim Austrian Citizenship by Descent – Apply Remotely. Reconnect with Your Roots.
If you have Austrian ancestry, you may be eligible to reclaim Austrian citizenship by descent, even if your family left the country generations ago. Austria offers a clear path to citizenship for both standard descent-based claims and those based on historical persecution.
🇦🇹 No residency or language requirement. Application possible from anywhere in the world.
✅ You have a direct ancestor who was an Austrian citizen
✅ You can document your family line through birth, marriage, and (if applicable) death certificates for each generation
✅ Your ancestor did not naturalize in another country before the next generation was born
✅ Your family never formally renounced Austrian citizenship
📌 In standard descent cases, eligibility typically extends only one generation back (from Austrian parent to child), unless a legal exception applies.
In September 2020, Austria enacted a groundbreaking amendment (§58c of the Austrian Nationality Act), allowing individuals whose ancestors were persecuted by the Nazi regime to reclaim citizenship—across multiple generations.
✔ Individuals whose ancestors were Austrian citizens or permanent residents who were forced to flee between 1933 and 1955 due to persecution
✔ Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren (no generational limit specified)
🟢 Dual citizenship is allowed
🟢 No German language requirement
🟢 No need to live in Austria
🟢 Apply from abroad via an Austrian consulate
💡 This is the only category in which Austria officially allows dual citizenship.
Austria does not typically allow dual citizenship. If you're applying for citizenship by descent outside the §58c persecution law, you will generally be required to renounce your current nationality.
✅ Dual citizenship is only permitted for:
📄 Your birth certificate
📄 Birth, marriage, and death certificates (if applicable) for every direct ancestor linking you to the Austrian citizen
📄 Proof of your ancestor’s Austrian citizenship – Passport, ID, registry entry, emigration certificate, or residence record
📄 Evidence of persecution or forced emigration (for §58c claims)
📄 Apostilles and certified translations for non-Austrian documents
🧾 We assist with genealogical research and international document recovery if needed.
🔍 Don’t have all the documents? We can help you track them down.
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🛡️ Restore rights lost due to war, persecution, or forced emigration
👥 Keep your current citizenship if applying under §58c
✔ Lineage research & eligibility confirmation
✔ Record recovery from Austria and abroad
✔ Certified translations and apostilles
✔ Complete legal application preparation
✔ Consulate coordination and ongoing support
We guide you through every step of the Austrian citizenship process—whether you're reclaiming what was lost through persecution, or applying via direct descent.
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