British citizens resident in Austria can be broadly broken down into two groups:
- Residents covered under the scope of the Withdrawal AgreementWithdrawal Agreement The Withdrawal Agreement sets out the terms of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and provides for a deal on citizens’ rights. It sets out a transition period which lasts until 31 December 2020. During this time you can continue to live, work and study in the EU broadly as you did before 31 January 2020. If you are resident in Austria at the end of the transition period, you will be covered by the Withdrawal Agreement, and your rights will be protected for as long as you remain resident in Austria. Any rights that are not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement will be the subject of future negotiations. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-withdrawal-agreement-and-political-declaration (referred to on this site as “Article 50 Residents” (or A50 Residents), who were legally resident before 31.12.2020 (the end of the Brexit transition periodTransition Period The transition period (also referred to as the implementation period) is the period following the UK's departure from the European Union (on 31.01.2020) until the end of 2020. An option to extend this period has not been taken up by the UK government.).
- Residents whose residence in Austria started on or after 01.01.2021 (referred to on this site as “Third Country National3rd country nationals Third country nationals are citizens of non-EU/EEA countries. Residency and naturalisation procedures for third country nationals are more complicated than for citizens of EU Member States or EEA signatory states. Residents” (or 3CN3rd country nationals Third country nationals are citizens of non-EU/EEA countries. Residency and naturalisation procedures for third country nationals are more complicated than for citizens of EU Member States or EEA signatory states. Residents).
The content in this section on residence is split into information that is relevant for A50 residents only, information that is relevant for 3CN residents only, and information that applies to both.
Information specific to categories of citizens
Citizens covered by the Withdrawal Agreement (A50 Residents)
The following pages apply to A50 residents only
Citizens not covered by the Withdrawal Agreement (3CN Residents)
The following pages apply to 3CN residents only
Information that applies for all citizens
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