Austrian nationality law

Nationality Law
Staatsbürgerschaftsgesetzes
Austrian Parliament
CitationBGBl 311/1985
Territorial extentAustria
Enacted byAustrian Parliament
Commenced31 July 1985[1]
Status: Amended

Austrian nationality law details the conditions by which an individual is a national of Austria. The primary law governing these requirements is the Nationality Law, which came into force on 31 July 1985.

Austria is a member state of the European Union (EU) and all Austrian nationals are EU citizens. They have automatic and permanent permission to live and work in any EU or European Economic Area (EEA) country and may vote in elections to the European Parliament.