Great Demand for Austrian Citizenship in Vienna

More+More+ ♦ Published: March 21, 2023; 10:53 ♦ (Vindobona)

Since last year, the demand of Viennese citizens with foreign citizenship for Austrian citizenship has increased enormously. In the meantime, about 1,300 citizens per month are interested in an information appointment at the City of Vienna's Department for Immigration and Citizenship (MA 35), compared to about 600 a year ago.

Around 70% of naturalizations in Austria are carried out by Vienna. / Picture: © BMI Bundesministerium für Inneres / Alexander Tuma

To meet this demand, the City of Vienna and the Counseling Center for Migrants have developed a new format for initial information meetings. The group appointments offer space for a larger amount of people. Eight group meetings with a capacity of up to 170 participating persons are now to be held monthly starting in April. The focus of the information sessions will be on the legal…