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Austrian Citizenship by Exceptional Achievement
Austria · Central Europe
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2014
- Governing lawPublished
- Austrian Citizenship Act 1985
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Federal Ministry of the Interior
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Fast-track to EU citizenship through significant investment in Austria's high-quality life
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- No
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $3,000,000 in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 104.3–156.4 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- No
- How you applyPublished
- Discretionary: the federal government must certify Austria's special interest
- Required in-person stepPublished
- In person; authorized agent required
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 730-1095 days (Nomad Watch)
- Official application routePublished
- https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/en/themen/menschen_aus_anderen_staaten/staatsbuergerschaft.html
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $3,000,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $3,000,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $10,850
- Application feePublished
- $770
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $11,620
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bank deposit requiredPublished
- No
- Minimum local bank depositPublished
- None required
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- No published minimum
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Discretionary grant for extraordinary merit; significant active investment in an Austrian business; passive real estate or bonds do not qualify
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
- Cost notesPublished
- Processing fee listed as $10,850+ (minimum)
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- No
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- RenewablePublished
- No
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- Citizenship: nothing to keep; granted regardless of prior residence in Austria
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Residents staying more than 183 days per year will be considered tax residents
- Personal income taxPublished
- range between 0%-55%
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyUnknown
- Unknown
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- Immediate
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Not applicable
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Immediate upon approval
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- No statutory amount exists
- Plan B note (Sept 2026)Published
- Mainly scientists, athletes and artists, rarely entrepreneurs; investment alone does not qualify; existing citizenship can be kept
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://www.bmi.gv.at/406/verleihung.aspx
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://www.henleyglobal.com/citizenship-investment/austria
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://gpg-pdf.chambers.com/Private-Wealth-2025/45 | https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/reporter/35718/austria-granted-138-citizenships-for-extraordinary-achievements-20140207 | https://investmentmigration.org/articles/austrian-citizenship/ | https://nomad.watch/visas/citizenship/austria-citizenship-merit
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.