Austria: Information on whether a person born in Austria in 1972 of foreign parents would be eligible for Austrian citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 July 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | AUT14723 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Austria: Information on whether a person born in Austria in 1972 of foreign parents would be eligible for Austrian citizenship, 1 July 1993, AUT14723, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abcb0.html [accessed 7 October 2022] |
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According to a representative of the Embassy of Austria in Ottawa, a person born in Austria of foreign parents would not be eligible for Austrian nationality since this status is not connected to the birthplace of the claimant, but to the nationality of his/her parents (26 July 1993). The representative also indicated that although Austria does not recognize dual nationality, persons of Austrian parents who acquire a foreign nationality by birth might be allowed to keep both nationalities (Ibid.). However, the representative added that an Austrian national who applies for another nationality would automatically lose his Austrian nationality, and so would his/her children (Ibid.). The nationality law was amended in 1983 to allow Austrian nationality to be passed on by either the mother or the father (Ibid.). Austrian nationality could only be passed on through the father prior to this amendment (Ibid.).
No additional and/or corroborating information on this topic is currently available to the DIRB in Ottawa.
Reference
Embassy of Austria, Ottawa. 26 July 1993. Telephone Interview with Representative.
