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On this website you get information about legal requirements for everybody in Austria. We want to show you which possibilities you and your children have in Austria. We explain to you which behaviours are accepted in your everyday coexistence in Austria. You can also find examples for contact possibilities, where you can get to know other people living in Austria.
I hope that you will lead a successful life in Austria. While recognizing and complying with norms and rules in Austria is necessary, the most important requirement is acquiring the German language. You need German for administrative formalities, working life, education and further education, preventative health care, and of course, for everyday contact with other people.
Excellent German language skills are also the basis for your professional career in Austria. If you are able to secure your own regular income for yourself and your family in Austria, it will help you to become independent and recognized in Austria.
Take advantage of the opportunity to become involved in Austrian society, f. ex. a voluntary activity in an association. Take a stand for positive mutual appreciation. Make usage of the various possibilities of education for you and your children.
In Austria your achievement should matter and not your origin. Your successful integration is our communal way to success. Not only you will benefit, but also Austria will benefit. This is our common target. Welcome to Austria!
Sebastian Kurz Federal Minister of Integration, European and International Affairs