Austria: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine
Procedure &
rights
Rights upon
recognition
(BFA) is the authority
competent to decide on
the application
Admission procedure:
initial interview with
questions about
circumstances; identity
check through
fingerprints, pictures, etc.;
if BFA determines Austria is
competent to decide on
the application, it is
considered submitted.
Substantive procedure:
decision should be issued
within 6 months; appeal is
possible; free legal aid;
temporary residence
permit (‘White Card’); right
to stay pending decision;
interpreting;
accompaniment by a
trusted person/lawyer;
legal assistance from NGOs;
accommodation; health
insurance; right to work 3
months after receiving a
temporary residence
permit
ID card; right to stay in
Austria for 3 years
(renewed automatically);
right to work; apply for a
travel document; apply for
family allowance; German
language courses; health
insurance; education for
children
Same as Refugee Status
Biometric data collected if
over 14 years; registration
of address registration
office (Meldeamt =
Gemeindeamt/Magistrat)
within 3 days; registration
confirms status as
temporary protection
beneficiary; if identity or
links to Ukraine uncertain
BFA will conduct an
interview
ID card; right to stay in
Austria for 1 year
(renewable for 2 years
upon application); right to
work; apply for a
Foreigner’s Passport
(Fremdenpass); apply for
family allowance; German
language courses; health
insurance; education for
children
Temporary right of
residence until 3 March
2023 (renewable for a
maximum of one year);
identity card ("Blue
Residence Card"); right to
work with a work permit;
apply for family allowance;
German language courses;
health insurance; education
for children; social security
(unclear if the lower basic
rate or social security on
the same basis as Austrian
nationals)
For more information, see:
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Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum page on Ukraine / FAQs for displaced persons from Ukraine,
Information on the temporary right of residence for displaced persons from Ukraine / Asylum Procedure
Government of Austria, Asylum Procedure / Definition of Subsidiary Protection
Ministry of the Interior, Neighbourhood Assistance Ukraine / Draft Ordinance of the Federal
Government on a Temporary Right of Residence for Displaced Persons from Ukraine
Caritas-Vienna, Refugee Assistance