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Austria Passport

Austria Visa

Applying for a new passport:

Austrian passports are valid for 10 years and cannot be renewed. The machine-readable passports are issued in Austria - thus it usually takes at least 4 weeks before the new passport may be handed over to the applicant.

The following documents are required:

  • Application form completed and signed
  • Birth certificate
  • Marriage certificate (if applicable)
  • Divorce decree (if applicable)
  • Proof of Austrian citizenship in original
  • Proof of academic degree (if applicable)
  • Old passport
  • 3 recent passport photos
  • Affidavit completed and signed (Eidesstattliche Erklärung)
  • Children until the age of 12: Certificate of Austrian citizenship of parents
  • if passport has been lost or stolen: proof that loss/theft has been reported to the police
  • Passport fee: GBP 49.00 paid in cash or by "postal order". Cheques and credit cards cannot be accepted.
  • Application by post: prepaid self addressed envelope (recorded or registered) for the safe return of your documents.

Change in passport:

Only the following changes can be made:

  • Entry/deleting entry of children
  • Change of residence
  • Entry of an academic degree

The following documents are required:

  • Application form completed and signed
  • Passport
  • Birth certificate
  • Certificate of citizenship in original
  • Marriage certificate
  • Birth certificate of child/children (long version)
  • Proof of academic degree
  • Copy of your partner's passport (if applicable)
  • Fee: GBP 16.40 paid in cash or by "postal order". Cheques and credit cards cannot be accepted.
  • Application by post: prepaid self addressed envelope (recorded or registered) for the safe return of your documents.

Note: In order to apply for either a new Austrian passport (valid for 10 years) or a change in a still valid passport at the Austrian Consulate General in Los Angeles, you must permanently reside within the consular jurisdiction of the Consulate General (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming).

Austrian citizens living abroad permanently may also apply for an Austrian passport with the local authorities (city or county government) while in Austria.

Issuance of new passports:

Austrian passports are usually valid for ten (10) years and can not be renewed. The machine-readable passports are issued in Austria; thus, it usually takes four to six weeks before the new passport may be handed over to the applicant.

The following documents must be presented:

  • Application form - dated and signed Please adjust both printer and document to the correct paper size (A4 or letter)!
  • Affidavit - completed and signed
  • three (3) recent passport pictures (4 x 5 cm)
  • Original Alien Registration Card
  • Original Birth Certificate
  • Original Certificate of Citizenship Children up to 12 years of age: Original Certificate of Citizenship of either parent (if child born in wedlock) or of mother (if born out of wedlock)
  • drivers licence, utility bills, bank statement etc. as proof of residence in US
  • old passport
  • if applicable: Marriage Certificate
  • if applicable: Divorce decree(s) of former marriage(s) (if the divorce decree was issued outside of Austria, a "certificate of divorce acknowledgment" issued by the Austrian Ministry of Justice or an Austrian District Court must be presented)
  • if applicable: Proof of academic degree
  • if passport has been lost or stolen: proof that loss/theft has been reported to police
  • self-addressed and stamped envelope if you want your passport returned by mail (the Consulate cannot be held liable for any loss or theft of documents while handled by a mail/postal service)

Changes in still valid passports:

Only the following changes can be made:

  1. entry of children or deleting entry of children
  2. change of residence (to a different town, city etc.)
  3. entry of an academic degree

A change of one's family name is not possible. In that case, you have to apply for a new passport.

The following documents are required:

  • Application form for change in passport - dated and signed Please adjust both printer and document to correct paper-size (A4 oder letter)!
  • Original Alien Registration Card
  • Original Birth Certificate
  • Original Certificate of Citizenship
  • Copy of drivers license, utility bills, bank statement as proof of residence in US
  • passport
  • if applicable: Marriage Certificate
  • if applicable: Proof of academic degree
  • if applicable: Birth Certificate of child/children

Change in Passport (application form)

Please note the following regulations:

  • Minors:

    Passports issued to minors are valid for:

    under one year old: one (1) year over one year old but less than six years old: four (4) years over six years old but less than twelve years old: five (5) years over twelve years of age: ten (10) years

    Who can apply for the entry of children under the age of 12 in his/her passport?

    • if parents are married: either parent can apply for the entry. Parents must sign the application form at the Consulate or before a Notary Public.
    • if parents are not or no longer married: only the parent who has been granted the right to legally represent the child (divorce decree must be presented) can apply for the entry. This parent must either sign the application form at the Consulate or before a Notary Public.

    Children over the age of 12 need an own passport and may not be entered in either parent's passport.

    The passport application for children under the age of 14 must be signed by both parents either at the Consulate or before a notary public. If the parents are divorced, the divorce decree must be presented.

    Minors over the age of 14 may apply for a passport themselves provided both parents have prior given their written consent (either at the Consulate or before a notary public).

  • Family name of spouse:

    If the wedding took place before May 1, 1995, the female spouse may add her maiden name to the new family name by means of a hyphen (e.g. familiy name - maiden name).

    If the wedding took place on or after May 1, 1995, the family name that will be entered in the passport is the name both parties agreed to in writing at the wedding ceremony (as long as this name is in accordance with the Austrian legal system). If the shared family name is not explicitly stated on the marriage certificate, the family name of the husband is assumed to be the new family name of both spouses.