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Preparing the application for a Registration Certificate ("Anmeldebescheinigung")

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When and where do you apply Registration Certificate ("Anmeldebescheinigung")?

  • The application for the Registration Certificate must be submitted within four months after entering Austria.
  • The application must be submitted in person to the competent office of the Austrian Immigration and Residence Authority, the location of which depends on the individual’s place of residence.

Application form

This application form needs to be filled in and signed. 

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Documents to pepare

The following documents must be presented to the competent Immigration and Residence Authority when applying for the Registration Certificate (“Anmeldebescheinigung”):

  • Valid EU passport or identity card 
  • Application form
  • Passport copy of relevant family members
  • Residence registration ("Meldezettel") 
    as proof of the place of residence in Austria
  • Proof of why one is residing in Austria
    e.g., employment contract, etc.
  • Proof of sufficient means of subsistence, if necessary
    e.g., salary slips, bank account statements
  • Proof of health insurance coverage, if necessary
    e.g., Austrian e-card, European Health Insurance Card, social insurance data sheet (“Versicherungsdatenauszug”)
  • Relevant documents on your family status, if necessary
    e.g., marriage certificate, partnership document, birth certificate for children

Additional information about your application for a Registration Certificate

Verifications and translations

Expiration date and format

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