Citizens of EU/EEA countries

Please note

EU/EEA citizens and Swiss nationals must apply for the issuance of a "registration certificate^{German text}" from the competent Austrian immigration authority within three months of settling in Austria.

Information on the right to settle under EU law can be found on the website → oesterreich.gv.at^{German text} in the section "Residence in Austria (→ oesterreich.gv.at)^{German text}".

When implementing transitional arrangements, Austria is obliged to give preference to new EU citizens over third-country nationals^{German text} when admitting workers to the labour market (Community preference), in implementation of the Ausländerbeschäftigungsgesetz (AuslBG).

Detailed information can be found on the migration portal of the Austrian Federal Government.

Form

Confirmation of exception pursuant to section 3 paragraph 8^{German text}

Further Links

Migration platform (→ migration.gv.at)^{German text}
Information for foreign workers and their employers (→ AMS)^{German text}
Offices of the AMS (→ AMS)^{German text}

Legal basis

Ausländerbeschäftigungsgesetz (AuslBG)

Translated by the European Commission

Last update: 17 February 2023

Responsible for the content: Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy