Eligibility for Austrian Citizenship by Descent
To be eligible for Austrian Citizenship by Descent, you must meet the following requirements:
1. Children automatically become Austrian citizens, at the time of their birth, if their Mother is an Austrian citizen.
2. Children automatically become Austrian citizens, at the time of their birth, if their Parents are married, but only their Father was an Austrian citizen.
3. If the Father is an Austrian citizen and the Parents are not married, but the Mother is a citizen of another state, the child acquires Austrian citizenship by descent if their Austrian Father acknowledges paternity within eight weeks following the birth, or if his paternity has been legally established by a court.
4. If at the time of birth, the child acquires another citizenship, in addition to Austrian citizenship – for example, by descent from the other parent (‘Jus Sanguinis’) or by birth in a state (e.g. Australia, USA) where the territoriality principle (‘ius soli’) applies, then there is no loss of Austrian citizenship, but the child has two citizenships (Dual citizenship).
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