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Austria Long-term Resident - EU

11 facts quoted from the official source

Long-term status for a third-country national with five years of uninterrupted qualifying residence, general residence conditions and Integration Agreement Module 2.

Route type
Residence-based status
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
4
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

4 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Continuous Residence Years MinFive years of uninterrupted Austrian residence are required.
  • General Residence Requirements RequiredThe general settlement requirements must remain satisfied.
  • Integration Module 2 RequiredModule 2 of the Integration Agreement is required.
  • Third Country National RequiredThe title is for a third-country national.
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Unrestricted Labour Market AccessThe status grants free access to the labour market.
Also stated by the source
  • Eligibility summaryThe official route requires five uninterrupted years and Module 2 and grants free labour-market access.
  • Long Term SettlementThe status grants long-term settlement.
  • Official source basisThe official route requires five uninterrupted years and Module 2 and grants free labour-market access.
  • Report summaryThe official route requires five uninterrupted years and Module 2 and grants free labour-market access.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Fees
1 proven from the official source.
  • Application Fee EurThe official application fee is EUR 275.checked 2026-07-26
Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Document Validity YearsThe residence document is issued for five years.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Austria?
The official source states: Long-term status for a third-country national with five years of uninterrupted qualifying residence, general residence conditions and Integration Agreement Module 2.

Every answer is quoted from the official migration.gv.at page for this route, last read 2026-07-26.

We checked 11 points against the official source; 11 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Processing time is not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source migration.gv.atLast read 2026-07-26 Every quote on this page is from this Austria government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-26 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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6 other residence-based status routes to Austria.

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