How to Become Austrian 

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*How to become Austrian* Me as an Austrian: "very interesting"

Back in the old days, becoming Austrian was way simpler: - You get conquered, and become one, no questions asked

So I can't just cross off the "al" off my Australian passport with a permanent marker?

Yes, a question I ask myself everyday

I never felt the need to become Austrian yet am still somehow saddened to know that option isn't on the table for me.

I'm dissappointed, I thought this video dealt with the existential dread of already being Austrian, not how you become one.

my father has been married to my austrian mother for over 20 years lived, worked and payed taxes in austria for over 17 years and its still a massive headache for him to get citizenship

I'm not entirely sure solely learning Hochdeutsch would help, the Austrian dialects always trip me up as a Deutschlerner ;)

step 1: get into art school step 2: fail art school step 3: move to Germany step 4: become a politician step 5: win

10 years residency?! Damn. Thankfully it's only 5 here in the Netherlands. I've been here for 3 years now,.so I still have 2 years go to. My Dutch is already above B1 (and probably above B2), and I've got a clean record. I've been studying for the Dutch culture test and I think that it will be pretty straightforward for me to pass. But we'll see! Ask me how it's going in 2 years. 😉

Step 0 : Double check whether you're applying for Austria or Australia. Otherwise you'll have unintended proble---SPIDER!!!!!

Ok here's your checklist: - You know what oida means and can use it in everyday conversation? - You know what hawara means and can use it in everyday conversation? If both are a yes, congratulations. You won yourself a Schnitzel with Pommes

I am a Brit covered under the British Withdrawal from the EU Treaty here in Austria. There isn't many of us (like 10,000) so it has been a nightmare trying to get the bureaucracy to get the correct boxes to tick (dozens of people got their child benefit cancelled simply because the system couldn't recognise the legal status for instance). We are basically still EU Citizens in Austria, but covered under a different treaty. We are getting lot's of rule book says no, followed by months of legal arguments, followed by three months of silence. It's hard work being legally weird in Austria!!!

I'm a german speaking person from South Tyrol and it's one of my dreams to get the austrian citizenship. I feel like an austrian, my native tongue is austrian german, my culture is austrian, yet there is no easy way for me to get the austrian citizenship. I feel cut off from my home country, even tho I can travel there at any time (when there isn't a pandemic). This is a very painful feeling for me. Please Österreich, gib mir eine Möglichkeit ein Staatsbürger zu werden! I don't want to die as an italian citizen.

My family fled Poland to Austria in the early 1980s and received political refugee status, before finally resettling in Australia. I will always have a soft spot for Austria, and like the country for its generosity in helping people in need. I got the chance to finally revisit Austria in 2016 and it indeed, is a beautiful place.

Wait, so you can't just sing/scream "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" or "Gott erhalte..." 100000 times and got a Passport?

...aaand that's why I like living in European Union. European citizens can skip large portion of these procedures.

I have a citizenship in a Scandinavian country and all I had to do was to live here for 10 years. Now I have one of the strongest passports in the world, I can work in Europe and we actually have pretty good chocolate over here as well.

2 interesting points of Austrian citizenship: Austria's matriarchal precedence on jus sanguinis citizenship does make allow citizenship to be passed down from solely the father only if the parents are married or paternity is formally acknowledged. Austria also isn't a country fond of dual citizenship unless either an Austrian acquired another citizenship at birth or a native born Austrian becomes as famous as Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Tips to blend in and pretend you're a fellow Austrian living in Vienna by an Austrian: -never stop complaining, about absolutely anything -use the word "oida" excessively -be arrogant about being Austrian even though we don't have much to be proud of or arrogant about and you know it -be polite but still condescending, let others subtly know you have a small superiority complex -between Austria, Germany and Switzerland you have to insist that Austria is the greatest even if you don't believe it yourself; hate the country but still defend it in the Austria vs Germany vs Switzerland debate -curse in weird but creative ways -drink a lot, water and/or beer -eat Austrian chocolate cause it's really good -even if you're abroad order yourself a Schnitzel cause you're scared of new things and change -throw in some dialect words occasionally to let them know you're cultured and don't only speak high German -open the windows, fresh air can heal all wounds -mumble, we are too lazy to properly pronounce our complicated words so cut out the Es in verbs (gehen --> geh'n) -be reserved and quiet with strangers but when you're with your close friends be annoyingly loud in public -blame others for your problems, always -be politically right wing and conservative if you're older, if you're younger you can try out the left -have a dark sense of humour (but know the difference between dark humour and insensitivity, bullying or discrimination!! Dark humour mostly targets the oppressor, not the oppressed) -be sarcastic I'm obviously kidding. If you're actually born in a different country then don't hide your cultural differences. Old people here can be quite racist but be yourself. Teenager are typically more embracing

I’m realizing that the USA is actually quite generous in terms of who can become a citizen. Like the naturalization process is smoother and all you need to be is born here otherwise, your parents don’t even need to be citizens

Thank you for making this video. As a fellow Austrian I never thought about how hard it actually is to get the citizenship. "If I had not got my passport at birth, I would not be able to live in Austria today" are some strong words every Austrian citizen should think about.

I will apply to the Austrian navy! They never sank.

You made this look easy. Maybe the MA35 or the Innenministerium can put this video on their website

Being Austrian really is great. Especially when you're born in it

Thank you so much for the video. I have lived and Austria my whole life but much of my family lives in Ukraine. Before I did not understand how to help get them on their path during the start. I came back to thank you for the video and how calm you made me feel with all the stress even in the end if they did not get citizenship. You helped me get a path to even out their life.

Finally, new upload

Next we need HowToBasic: How to be Austrian

"How to be an Austrian" Me, an Austrian:"Interesting"

thanks dor the tutorial very useful👍

needs more Falco jokes

OMG love the dentist part, i could feel the pain :D thats exactly how it feels :D amazing video thank you

It would be easier to apply for citizenship in a different EU country, one with rules not as strict as the Austrian, then you can live and work in Austria as long as you want. If you still want voting rights too, then you can start an easier process for citizenship, as an EU citizen.

Love your jokes 😀 I am applying next month. Just for the cocolate. Being seriouse here!

I want an Austria-Hungarian citizenship!

Man, that guy at the end screams like a goat. As for citizenship, I'll... stick with my Australian citizenship, Austrian seems a bit hard to get, plus we have kangaroos, they're cool I guess.

As a Mexican living in various places in the EU for quite a while (exchange, masters and now as an intern), I can tell you it's a massive pain in the arse to just get a job in ALL of the EU. Ffs, I just want to be legally working in what I specialized in for a normal salary. P.S. if you study IT, you will never encounter this issue. Hell, they don't even require you to have a degree as long as you can prove you can program.

Following these instructions, perhaps now I can finally feel something good on F1 race weekends.

I thought this video goes more in the sarcastic way, but also well done :)

Got my citizenship last year. I dont have any benifts for now from it. It costed me alot of money and had to waste 6 months of my life in the army and the people still call me a foreigner. Its really depressing to know that you dont really have a country.

This would make an interesting Netflix series of someone trying to get citizenship in every country, Austria would be funny as they always need to finish their soup! 🥣 🇦🇹

Thanks for the information! It seems to take a lot for a foreigner to become... Austrian! Subscribed!

Such a fun video

Yayyy I got my Austrian passport three years ago, as a non-EEA immigrant. It was beaurocratic but totally possible. The entire application process took exactly 12 months, so it's really not that bad. Good luck!

Weeell, you have to renew the residence permit a few times until you get the permanent one (which, realistically, you need to get to your years). My wife goes through the process and I have to say it is not toooo bad of a process. The authorities were always very helpful and reasonably quick with their decisions. Most of the time delays seem to be due to missing documents on the applicants side. (how hard can it be to just provide things on a list?!) That was before Corona in vienna though, the responsiveness seems to have worsened apparently. Btw marriage does not entitle to neither a residence permit nor citizenship.

That ending had me laugh like a mad man. Love it.

Oh boy, can't wait! I'm going to become a painter over there!

And be careful, the viennese department MA35 (immigration department) tends to fuck up the folks (by being racists, hiding themself, ignoring you, asking you for the form A38 and so on). So it may be less stressful to get the Austrian citizenship in Lower Austria or another Austrian federal state.

0:44 that's what Franz Ferdinand said

Been working in Tirol for 5 years now, and people are so warm and understanding...Ive learned "tirolerisch Dialekt" and i find it very funny and interesting...thank you Austria for everything, if i could i would be honored to be an Austrian citizen...Much love from Croatia to my austrian brothers

haha that ending bit was great

So to make it easy: If you want to become an Austrian, you hopefully are an EU citizen and therefore have an easier time fulfilling the requirements

I'm thankful that you acknowledged how hard it would have been for you to acquire the citizenship hadn't you been born an Austrian. Even if you spend the time to learn German (as your third language), finish a degree in an Austrian university, work in a necessary field, and pay taxes for a couple of years, it's still difficult for the country to accept you and grant you the citizenship. I believe that not many people recognize how privileged they are just for being born in the right place at the right time.

Hahahah this was actually quite informative. It is my 6th year living/working/studying in Austria and I have been reading up on this for a while. Now I am more wondering if the tedious process is even worth it or I should just look for a job elsewhere.

bro you will reach 1 milllion btw i like your video

I love being an Austrian citizen 🇦🇺🇦🇺

As a Austrian, I can approve everything you said.

The person we binge until samonella returns from his slumber for a single video

Like the AMS logo (I used to work for them ).

Secret step - be Bosnian. The government will be enchanted by your dashing looks and cheap manual labor, granting you a quick permit that will go into a citizenship.

2 additional relevant information: - compulsary civil/military service is up to 35 years. So if you are male and want to get the Austrian citizenship you should do that at an age of 36+ - Austria does not allow dual-citizenship

There was a time (if i remember correct) when volunteering for the conscript service gave you the citizenship. But that only applied to men of a certain age and i don't find that possibility on the current official HP. (-> with the service you swear an oath on the country too.)

Ahh perfect😂❤️❤️ I'm Austrian and this is so true

as alway, a good video! 🇦🇹

I'll just become an Australian instead. Close enough.

can check that off the old bucket list

Fascinating

"You need to renounce your old citizenship" *shows flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the background* Me: "Yup, checks out from a reality point of view"

Why am I even watching this, I can’t become more Austrian than I am now

Danke, Oida!

I think it would be cool if Tapakapa made a video about all the differences between his Austrian German and English videos.

since 2015 you can all toss this steps and just shout out loud : "ASYL!!" ^^ great video man hope you are coming one day to austria!

Proposel: Every austrian citicen ship shoud come with fee Gugelhupf

As a Bosnian I find this very helpful

Geiles video!! Hatte keinen plan davon wie scheisse der weg zum österreichischen pass is 😅

It still needs to get harder in the future, Austria is a great country to live in and too many people want to live here. To remain our identity and quality of living we need to select the people , who want to determine our future.

Does the state provide a kangaroo or do I need to purchase my own?

I think now you can apply for Austria citizenship when you are officially in Austria for 5yrs

Ok, nice video. But how to become a painter next?

No idea if it works for Austria too but in Germany you just have to throw away all your papers and start speaking arabic. Hopefully everyone can realize this as a joke

do hob is leicht kopt :D

Brown shirt maniacs :d that´s great. Thanks

Thanks!

"How to Be Austrian" Speak German without becoming a German - 101

The first step in becoming the ruler of Germany.

As someone who lives in Austria and I already have the Permanent residence i don't really need the Austrian citizenship I can study and Work with no problems, yes it would be cool to have a citizenship but I always think about it like it's gonna come along the way specially because I'm studying here and after that I'll be working here so if it comes it comes u know lol

I am from Vietnam and have lived 2,5 years in Austria. I just finished Austrian gymnasium (AHS) and have a German B2 certificate (ÖSD), so for example, if I study at a university for 3,5 years more (which will be 6 years in total), then can I already apply for citizenship?

This dude : how to become Austrian Me who lives in 3rd world dictatorship country : very interesting

Instructions not clear, became Hungarian instead

Why did I get this recommended? I'm an Austrian already. XD Also, how'd you get the idea of making a vid about this very specific topic?

Ah, our beloved, but complicated, Austria. I almosed died when you said "I am from austria" it was so out of nowhere ^^

I studied in austria for 6 years and I really loved this place, now I have to go back to china after i guaduate next year, sad

Man it's great to be in the EU This way if you don't bring Austria-Hungary to us, we can bring it home to you!

But how does it compare to Swiss citizenship? I've heard that is infamously difficult as well

Awesome! Now I can live out my dream of living in Poggersdorf.

How to be Austrian in general; - whine about everything but be too lazy to do something about it. - be completely complacant about the political system, regardless of how corrupt it is. Meanwhile in France cars burn if a minister coughs the wrong way - Have an opinion about beer. And this opinion must not be neutral or diplomatic. - Same applies to football. - Regardless of where you are, the local dialect is the best, every other one is worse. And vienna dialect is the worst. Except if you are in Vienna. Then you are the best and everyone is else a mumbling rural idiot. - When talking with foreigners, praise the social and healthcare system and all its benefits. When talking with locals, complain about waiting times and bureaucracy. - Paying an actual tax directly to the Catholic Church is normal and many won't question that. No, you don't get any benefits. - When talking about the past, completely ignore the wars we started or participated in and focus on the glorious day of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. - Germans are by default 'awful', or in Austrian-speak 'Piefke'. Not any German in particular, we like the individuals. Just Germans in general. Especially when they use different words. Oh and except for Bavaria. - Our national TV (ORF) is the worst in too many ways to write down in a single comment. - Your driving skills are judged solely based on your license plate number, your age and if you're a woman (and if so, your hair color) - Cyclists: Car drivers are the worst || Car drivers: Cyclists are the worst || Car drivers + cyclists: I don't like the trucks a lot but they are okay. || Pedestrians: You all suck.

0:38 only men though even though i fully think that both men and women should have to complete civil service

thank you papataka

I easily qualified for the citizenship without any problems, and even then it still took me 4 years of collecting documents and 2 years of going through the application process at the Austrian authorities to finally recieve my citizenship and passport. My mom, who is a stay-at-home parent, barely got hers because she couldn't prove her stay for a period of time (since she didn't have an official job, was healthy and didn't have to go to the doctor, didn't have a library card etc. - all things that could've proved her stay). Even though the process is so long and difficult, there are still Austrian politicians who demand the minimum residency time to be changed to 25 years to apply for the citizenship.